CVE-2026-43891

changedetection.io: Arbitrary Local File Read via crafted backup restore

Published May 12, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
changedetection.io is a free open source web page change detection tool. Prior to 0.55.1, the vulnerability is caused by trusting attacker-controlled snapshot paths restored from backup files. The vulnerable flow starts in the backup restore logic. When a backup ZIP is restored, the application extracts the archive and copies each restored watch UUID directory directly into the live datastore using shutil.copytree(entry.path, dst_dir). This preserves attacker-controlled files inside the restored watch directory, including history.txt. After restore, the application parses history.txt in the watch history property and returns the contents of the targeted local file. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.55.1.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-8757-69j2-hx56 changedetection.io has an Arbitrary Local File Read via a crafted backup restore
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Webtechnologies
Webtechnologies changedetection
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:webtechnologies:changedetection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Webtechnologies
Webtechnologies changedetection
Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Dgtlmoon
Dgtlmoon changedetection.io
Vendors & Products Dgtlmoon
Dgtlmoon changedetection.io
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description changedetection.io is a free open source web page change detection tool. Prior to 0.55.1, the vulnerability is caused by trusting attacker-controlled snapshot paths restored from backup files. The vulnerable flow starts in the backup restore logic. When a backup ZIP is restored, the application extracts the archive and copies each restored watch UUID directory directly into the live datastore using shutil.copytree(entry.path, dst_dir). This preserves attacker-controlled files inside the restored watch directory, including history.txt. After restore, the application parses history.txt in the watch history property and returns the contents of the targeted local file. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.55.1.
Title changedetection.io: Arbitrary Local File Read via crafted backup restore
Weaknesses CWE-73
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
May 13, 2026, 2:36 PM
Reserved
May 4, 2026, 3:17 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
May 12, 2026, 6:17 PM
Modified
Oct 26, 2026, 6:10 PM