CVE-2026-47429
Vitest: Arbitrary file can be read and executed when Vitest UI server is listening
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 9.8 Critical
- Published
- Jul 14, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 21, 2026
- Reserved
- May 19, 2026
Description
Vitest is a testing framework powered by Vite. Prior to 3.2.5 and 4.1.0, the Vitest UI/API server on Windows used isFileServingAllowed incorrectly for /__vitest_attachment__, allowing \\?\\..\\ path traversal to read files outside the project; exposed API write and rerun features such as saveTestFile and rerun could also allow arbitrary script execution. This issue is fixed in versions 3.2.5 and 4.1.0.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 9.8 Critical | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | GitHub_M |
Weaknesses
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
vitestvitest-dev |
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References
- https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/security/advisories/GHSA-5xrq-8626-4rwp
- https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/pull/10445
- https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/pull/9350
- https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/commit/20e00ef7808de6d330c5e2fda530f686e08f1c8d
- https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/commit/af88b1f5d82844a4761ea9a977156c98e2b14ca8
- https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/releases/tag/v3.2.5
- https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/releases/tag/v4.1.0
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