CVE-2026-6968
Multiple Path Traversal Variants in awslabs/tough
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.1 High
- Published
- Apr 24, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 20, 2026
- Reserved
- Apr 24, 2026
Description
Incomplete path traversal fixes in awslabs/tough before tough-v0.22.0 allow remote authenticated users with delegated signing authority to write files outside intended output directories via absolute target names in copy_target/link_target, symlinked parent directories in save_target, or symlinked metadata filenames in SignedRole::write, because write paths trust the joined destination path without post-resolution containment verification.
We recommend you upgrade to tough-v0.22.0 / tuftool-v0.15.0.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 7.1 High | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:L | AMZN |
| 3.1 | 5.9 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L | AMZN |
Weaknesses
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
toughAWS |
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tuftoolAWS |
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References
- https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-019-aws/vendor-advisory
- https://github.com/awslabs/tough/releases/tag/tough-v0.22.0patch
- https://github.com/awslabs/tough/releases/tag/tuftool-v0.15.0patch
- https://crates.io/crates/tough/0.22.0patch
- https://crates.io/crates/tuftool/0.15.0patch
- https://github.com/awslabs/tough/security/advisories/GHSA-v57p-gppj-p9vgthird-party-advisory
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