CVE-2026-77621

Vector: Arbitrary file write in the file sink via templated path (path traversal).

Published Sep 22, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 9.3 Critical EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Vector is a high-performance observability data pipeline. From 0.10.0 until 0.57.0, the file sink renders its templated path from event fields and opens the result without confining it to an intended directory. When an untrusted source supplies an event field used by the path template, the value can contain an absolute path or parent-directory traversal, causing Vector to create parent directories and create or overwrite files outside the intended location with the Vector process privileges. The resulting file write can modify sensitive files and can lead to code execution when a scheduled task, authorization file, or subsequently executed script is targeted. This issue is fixed in version 0.57.0.

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History
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Metrics ssvc

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

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First Time appeared Vectordotdev
Vectordotdev vector
Vendors & Products Vectordotdev
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Description Vector is a high-performance observability data pipeline. From 0.10.0 until 0.57.0, the file sink renders its templated path from event fields and opens the result without confining it to an intended directory. When an untrusted source supplies an event field used by the path template, the value can contain an absolute path or parent-directory traversal, causing Vector to create parent directories and create or overwrite files outside the intended location with the Vector process privileges. The resulting file write can modify sensitive files and can lead to code execution when a scheduled task, authorization file, or subsequently executed script is targeted. This issue is fixed in version 0.57.0.
Title Vector: Arbitrary file write in the file sink via templated path (path traversal).
Weaknesses CWE-22
CWE-73
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

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

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Sep 25, 2026, 11:32 PM
Reserved
Aug 20, 2026, 8:52 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Sep 22, 2026, 4:17 PM
Modified
Sep 26, 2026, 12:16 AM