CVE-2026-72841luci-app-openvpn Path Traversal RCE via instance_name2
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luci-app-openvpn fails to properly validate the instance_name2 parameter during file upload, allowing authenticated users to perform path traversal and write arbitrary files outside the intended directory. Attackers can upload malicious payloads to gain persistent root code execution by placing SSH keys in system directories accessible on reboot.
- CVSS
- 9.9 CRITICAL (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-73
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- VulnCheck
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Sep 30, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
openwrt luci openwrt:luci (from the name) | before 24.10.7; from 25.12.0 before 25.12.4 | CNA record |
References
- https://github.com/openwrt/luci/security/advisories/GHSA-jjcx-c284-2qv8vendor-advisory
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/luci-app-openvpn-path-traversal-rce-via-instance-name2third-party-advisory
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