CVE-2026-44650

SillyTavern: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Published May 29, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 9.1 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
SillyTavern is a locally installed user interface that allows users to interact with text generation large language models, image generation engines, and text-to-speech voice models. Prior to 1.18.0, POST /api/extensions/delete endpoint accepts extensionName: "." which bypasses sanitize-filename validation, causing the entire user extensions directory to be recursively deleted. No authentication is required in the default configuration. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.18.0.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-886q-f44j-h6wh SillyTavern has a Path Traversal issue
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Sillytavern
Sillytavern sillytavern
Vendors & Products Sillytavern
Sillytavern sillytavern
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Metrics ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description SillyTavern is a locally installed user interface that allows users to interact with text generation large language models, image generation engines, and text-to-speech voice models. Prior to 1.18.0, POST /api/extensions/delete endpoint accepts extensionName: "." which bypasses sanitize-filename validation, causing the entire user extensions directory to be recursively deleted. No authentication is required in the default configuration. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.18.0.
Title SillyTavern: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Weaknesses CWE-22
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
May 29, 2026, 7:13 PM
Reserved
May 7, 2026, 3:30 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
May 29, 2026, 7:16 PM
Modified
Jul 22, 2026, 6:10 AM