CVE-2026-63502
Yeti: Path traversal in ExportTask name allows authenticated arbitrary file read and write
What happened?
Yeti bridges the gap between CTI and DFIR practitioners by providing a Forensics Intelligence platform and pipeline. Prior to 2.5.1, YETI derives ExportTask.file_name from the user-controlled task name and passes it to core/clients/file_storage/classes/local_storage.py without sanitizing traversal sequences or enforcing path confinement. A low-privileged authenticated user using the default local storage backend can call POST /api/v2/tasks/export/new with a traversal name and use ExportTask.file_contents through GET /api/v2/tasks/export/{export_id}/content to read files accessible to the YETI service account. Running ExportTask.run() can also write attacker-controlled export output to an attacker-selected writable path. The impact depends on the service account's filesystem permissions, and universal code execution is not established. This issue is fixed in version 2.5.1.
Affected software and versions
| Software | Version information | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| yetiyeti-platform | affected: <= 2.5.0 | See vendor advisory |
Version information comes from the source record and can include unaffected products and exceptions. Distribution packages may contain backported fixes: an older upstream version alone does not prove a server is affected.
Is it being exploited?
This CVE was not listed in the CISA catalogue at our last retrieval. This does not establish that exploitation is absent.
How to respond
- Confirm the product, installed package version, and any configuration requirements in the vendor advisory.
- Follow the vendor’s remediation or workaround guidance in the references below. Structured fixed-version data is unavailable here; the publisher’s description may include a fix or workaround.
- Restart affected services if required, then verify the running version. Known exploitation may warrant investigation as well as patching.
Sources and remediation references
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-63502
- https://github.com/yeti-platform/yeti/security/advisories/GHSA-4q3w-w2g5-8wqq
- https://github.com/yeti-platform/yeti/pull/1280
- https://github.com/yeti-platform/yeti/commit/bfd7c2424dc05dea2d46b5b106b5071f959d5d5a
- https://github.com/yeti-platform/yeti/releases/tag/2.5.1