Description
Uber Kraken through 0.1.29 fails to validate the tag parameter in the /tags/{tag} endpoint, allowing unauthenticated attackers to traverse outside the configured storage root. Attackers can use percent-encoded parent-directory segments in the tag parameter to read arbitrary files accessible to the testfs backend process.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 7.5/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| uber | kraken | <= 0.1.29 |
References
- https://github.com/uber/kraken
- https://github.com/uber/kraken/blob/v0.1.27/build-index/tagserver/server.go#L128-L129
- https://github.com/uber/kraken/blob/v0.1.27/lib/backend/namepath/pather.go#L78-L84
- https://github.com/uber/kraken/blob/v0.1.27/lib/backend/testfs/server.go#L165-L173
- https://github.com/uber/kraken/issues/645
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/uber-kraken-through-0.1.29-path-traversal-via-tag-parameter
- https://github.com/uber/kraken/issues/645
Timeline
- Published
- Sep 16, 2026
- Last modified
- Sep 24, 2026
- NVD status
- Deferred