CVE-2026-27969

Vitess users with backup storage access can write to arbitrary file paths on restore

Published Feb 26, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 9.3 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Vitess is a database clustering system for horizontal scaling of MySQL. Prior to versions 23.0.3 and 22.0.4, anyone with read/write access to the backup storage location (e.g. an S3 bucket) can manipulate backup manifest files so that files in the manifest — which may be files that they have also added to the manifest and backup contents — are written to any accessible location on restore. This is a common path traversal security issue. This can be used to provide that attacker with unintended/unauthorized access to the production deployment environment — allowing them to access information available in that environment as well as run any additional arbitrary commands there. Versions 23.0.3 and 22.0.4 contain a patch. No known workarounds are available.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-r492-hjgh-c9gw Vitess users with backup storage access can write to arbitrary file paths on restore
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linuxfoundation
Linuxfoundation vitess
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:vitess:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linuxfoundation
Linuxfoundation vitess
Metrics cvssV3_1

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

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 Vitessio
Vitessio vitess
Vendors & Products Vitessio
Vitessio vitess
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Vitess is a database clustering system for horizontal scaling of MySQL. Prior to versions 23.0.3 and 22.0.4, anyone with read/write access to the backup storage location (e.g. an S3 bucket) can manipulate backup manifest files so that files in the manifest — which may be files that they have also added to the manifest and backup contents — are written to any accessible location on restore. This is a common path traversal security issue. This can be used to provide that attacker with unintended/unauthorized access to the production deployment environment — allowing them to access information available in that environment as well as run any additional arbitrary commands there. Versions 23.0.3 and 22.0.4 contain a patch. No known workarounds are available.
Title Vitess users with backup storage access can write to arbitrary file paths on restore
Weaknesses CWE-22
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:L/SI:H/SA:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Feb 26, 2026, 7:33 PM
Reserved
Feb 25, 2026, 3:24 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Feb 26, 2026, 2:16 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 10:27 AM