CVE-2026-118693
CherryTree through 1.7.2 Local File Disclosure via Embedded-File Filename Path
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- VulnCheck
Description
CherryTree through 1.7.2 contains a path traversal vulnerability in CtStorageXmlHelper::_create_image_from_xml that trusts unvalidated embedded-file 'filename' attributes in XML documents. Attackers can craft a .ctd, .ctz, or .ctx document with an absolute or ~/ filename and no data, so saving embeds files like ~/.ssh/id_rsa into the document.
Public exploit
A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit or proof of concept: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. CISA's SSVC rates its exploitation: a proof of concept is public.
- GitHub Issue #2944 (opens in a new tab)issue-trackingexploit
Timeline
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By VulnCheck
Published
- 6 days later
· 6 days later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| VulnCheckCNA (assigner) | 4.0 | Medium5.6 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| VulnCheckCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Medium4.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVDNVD · Deferred | 4.0 | Medium5.6 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.14% · top 97% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.6.
Weakness
Affected products
- affected ≤ 1.7.2
References (5)
- GitHub Issue #2944 (opens in a new tab)issue-trackingexploit
- https://github.com/giuspen/cherrytree (opens in a new tab)product
- https://github.com/giuspen/cherrytree/blob/v1.7.2/src/ct/ct_storage_xml.cc#L648-L692 (opens in a new tab)technical-description
- https://github.com/giuspen/cherrytree/blob/v1.7.2/src/ct/ct_image.cc#L757-L767 (opens in a new tab)technical-description
- VulnCheck Advisory: CherryTree through 1.7.2 Local File Disclosure via Embedded-File Filename Path (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisory
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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