{"cve":"CVE-2026-55488","nvd":{"published":"2026-06-24T16:16:32.793","modified":"2026-10-25T22:10:00.150","status":"Deferred","description":"motionEye (mEye) is an online interface for a piece of software called \"motion,\" which is a video surveillance program with motion detection. Versions prior to 0.44.0 contain an absolute path traversal vulnerability in multiple media file handlers that allows an attacker to read arbitrary files from the filesystem. The affected handlers accept a user-controlled filename parameter and construct filesystem paths using `os.path.join()`. When an absolute path is supplied, Python discards the configured media directory and returns the attacker-supplied path directly. The application then bypasses Tornado's built-in path validation by overriding the relevant safety checks. As a result, an attacker can access files outside of the configured camera media directory, subject to the permissions of the motionEye process. Version 0.44.0 fixes the issue.","cvss_v4":{"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P","score":7.7},"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-22"],"references":["https://github.com/motioneye-project/motioneye/security/advisories/GHSA-rw9q-97r9-8gvh","https://github.com/motioneye-project/motioneye/security/advisories/GHSA-rw9q-97r9-8gvh"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-25T23:44:33.281319194+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-55488","score":0.00623,"percentile":0.49579,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-rw9q-97r9-8gvh","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-rw9q-97r9-8gvh","summary":"motionEye's Absolute Path Traversal in Media File Handlers Allows Arbitrary File Read","modified":"2026-07-13T16:43:00.858247644Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"motioneye","purl":"pkg:pypi/motioneye","ranges":["<0.44.0"],"fixed":["0.44.0"]}]},{"id":"PYSEC-2026-2667","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2026-2667","summary":"motionEye's Absolute Path Traversal in Media File Handlers Allows Arbitrary File Read","modified":"2026-07-13T16:32:39.624038240Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"motioneye","purl":"pkg:pypi/motioneye","ranges":["<0.44.0"],"fixed":["0.44.0"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}