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.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/theupdateframework/go-tuf/commit/d361e2ea24e427581343dee5c7a32b485d79fcc0 | Patch |
| https://github.com/theupdateframework/go-tuf/security/advisories/GHSA-jqc5-w2xx-5vq4 | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
24 Feb 2026, 19:08
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:theupdateframework:go-tuf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| First Time |
Theupdateframework go-tuf
Theupdateframework |
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| References | () https://github.com/theupdateframework/go-tuf/commit/d361e2ea24e427581343dee5c7a32b485d79fcc0 - Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/theupdateframework/go-tuf/security/advisories/GHSA-jqc5-w2xx-5vq4 - Exploit, Vendor Advisory |
27 Jan 2026, 01:16
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-01-27 01:16
Updated : 2026-02-24 19:08
NVD link : CVE-2026-24686
Mitre link : CVE-2026-24686
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-24686
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Products Affected
theupdateframework
- go-tuf
CWE
CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
