go-tuf is a Go implementation of The Update Framework (TUF). go-tuf's TAP 4 Multirepo Client uses the map file repository name string (`repoName`) as a filesystem path component when selecting the local metadata cache directory. Starting in version 2.0.0 and prior to version 2.4.1, if an application accepts a map file from an untrusted source, an attacker can supply a `repoName` containing traversal (e.g., `../escaped-repo`) and cause go-tuf to create directories and write the root metadata file outside the intended `LocalMetadataDir` cache base, within the running process's filesystem permissions. Version 2.4.1 contains a patch.
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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-jqc5-w2xx-5vq4 go-tuf Path Traversal in TAP 4 Multirepo Client Allows Arbitrary File Write via Malicious Repository Names
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Tue, 27 Jan 2026 15:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 27 Jan 2026 09:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Theupdateframework
Theupdateframework go-tuf
Vendors & Products Theupdateframework
Theupdateframework go-tuf

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 01:00:00 +0000

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Description go-tuf is a Go implementation of The Update Framework (TUF). go-tuf's TAP 4 Multirepo Client uses the map file repository name string (`repoName`) as a filesystem path component when selecting the local metadata cache directory. Starting in version 2.0.0 and prior to version 2.4.1, if an application accepts a map file from an untrusted source, an attacker can supply a `repoName` containing traversal (e.g., `../escaped-repo`) and cause go-tuf to create directories and write the root metadata file outside the intended `LocalMetadataDir` cache base, within the running process's filesystem permissions. Version 2.4.1 contains a patch.
Title go-tuf Path Traversal in TAP 4 Multirepo Client Allows Arbitrary File Write via Malicious Repository Names
Weaknesses CWE-22
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-01-27T14:40:01.511Z

Reserved: 2026-01-23T20:40:23.389Z

Link: CVE-2026-24686

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-01-27T14:39:48.632Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-01-27T01:16:02.790

Modified: 2026-01-27T14:59:34.073

Link: CVE-2026-24686

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-01-27T09:02:59Z

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