CVE-2026-26975

Music Assistant Server Path Traversal in Playlist Update API Allows Remote Code Execution

Published Feb 20, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS 1.6% KEV · Not listed
Description
Music Assistant is an open-source media library manager that integrates streaming services with connected speakers. Versions 2.6.3 and below allow unauthenticated network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations. The music/playlists/update API allows users to bypass the .m3u extension enforcement and write files anywhere on the filesystem, which is exacerbated by the container running as root. This can be exploited to achieve Remote Code Execution by writing a malicious .pth file to the Python site-packages directory, which will execute arbitrary commands when Python loads. This issue has been fixed in version 2.7.0.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Music-assistant music Assistant Server
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:music-assistant:music_assistant_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Music-assistant music Assistant Server
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Music-assistant
Music-assistant server
Vendors & Products Music-assistant
Music-assistant server
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Music Assistant is an open-source media library manager that integrates streaming services with connected speakers. Versions 2.6.3 and below allow unauthenticated network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations. The music/playlists/update API allows users to bypass the .m3u extension enforcement and write files anywhere on the filesystem, which is exacerbated by the container running as root. This can be exploited to achieve Remote Code Execution by writing a malicious .pth file to the Python site-packages directory, which will execute arbitrary commands when Python loads. This issue has been fixed in version 2.7.0.
Title Music Assistant Server Path Traversal in Playlist Update API Allows Remote Code Execution
Weaknesses CWE-22
CWE-434
CWE-73
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Feb 20, 2026, 3:35 PM
Reserved
Feb 16, 2026, 10:20 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Feb 20, 2026, 1:16 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 10:26 AM