SB2026050529 - Path traversal in Traefik
Published: May 5, 2026
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-54386)
The vulnerability allows a remote user to overwrite arbitrary files and execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to path traversal in the unzipFile function in /plugins/client.go when extracting a crafted WASM plugin ZIP archive. A remote privileged user can supply a malicious ZIP archive containing ../ sequences to overwrite arbitrary files and execute arbitrary code.
Exploitation requires plugins to be enabled and a WASM plugin asset loaded by the server, and user interaction is required.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.