Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2026-38360 is a critical directory traversal issue in dash-uploader. A remote unauthenticated attacker may be able to abuse upload request handling to write outside intended temporary directories and potentially execute arbitrary code. Organizations using affected versions should treat exposed upload features as urgent until vendor guidance is confirmed.
Executive priority
Prioritize within emergency patch or compensating-control workflows for any internet-facing use. The risk is business-critical because the reported impact includes possible arbitrary code execution without authentication, but active exploitation is not confirmed in the provided sources.
Technical view
The CVE describes CWE-22 in fohrloop dash-uploader versions 0.1.0 through 0.7.0a2, involving httprequesthandler.py methods get_temp_root() and _post(). CVSS 3.1 is 9.8 with network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges, no user interaction, and high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely in Python Dash applications that include dash-uploader and expose its upload handler to users or the internet. The bundle’s affected product metadata is incomplete, but the CVE description names dash-uploader versions 0.1.0 through 0.7.0a2.
Exploitation context
The provided data supports remote, unauthenticated exploitation potential based on CVSS and the CVE description. It does not show CISA KEV listing or another cited confirmation of active exploitation. A public CVE-specific GitHub reference exists, but the bundle does not establish real-world exploitation.
Researcher notes
The source bundle has a strong severity signal but incomplete product metadata and no confirmed patch statement. Focus research on version confirmation, handler exposure, and vendor advisory status. Avoid assuming exploit prevalence from the existence of a CVE-specific repository alone.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory applications using dash-uploader versions 0.1.0 through 0.7.0a2.
- Check the GitHub advisory, project issue, and PyPI page for vendor-approved fixes.
- Disable or restrict exposed dash-uploader upload routes until remediation is confirmed.
- Limit file-system permissions for application and upload temporary directories.
- Monitor affected applications for unexpected file writes or process execution.
Validation and detection
- Review dependency manifests and runtime packages for dash-uploader version use.
- Map all public or authenticated routes that invoke dash-uploader upload handling.
- Confirm whether upload endpoints are internet-accessible or reachable by untrusted users.
- Review application logs for unusual upload paths, failed writes, or abnormal server errors.
- Do not mark fixed until vendor guidance or a safe upgraded version is verified.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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CWE-22: File access and web shell behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookupFile access behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Critical
- CVSS
- 9.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H3.95.9CISA-ADPVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
9.8CriticalVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/fohrloop/dash-uploaderCVE reference, mitre
- https://pypi.org/project/dash-uploader/CVE reference, mitre
- https://github.com/fohrloop/dash-uploader/blob/stable/dash_uploader/httprequesthandler.pyCVE reference, mitre
- https://github.com/fohrloop/dash-uploader/blob/dev/dash_uploader/httprequesthandler.pyCVE reference, mitre
- https://github.com/fohrloop/dash-uploader/issues/153CVE reference, mitre
- https://github.com/a1ohadance/CVE-2026-38360CVE reference, mitre
- https://github.com/github/advisory-database/pull/7635CVE reference, mitre
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3rf6-x59v-5jfvCVE reference, mitre
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CWE details
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