CVE-2026-26975

Music Assistant is an open-source media library manager that integrates streaming services with connected speakers. Versions 2.6.3 and below allow unauthenticated network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations. The music/playlists/update API allows users to bypass the .m3u extension enforcement and write files anywhere on the filesystem, which is exacerbated by the container running as root. This can be exploited to achieve Remote Code Execution by writing a malicious .pth file to the Python site-packages directory, which will execute arbitrary commands when Python loads. This issue has been fixed in version 2.7.0.
Configurations

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cpe:2.3:a:music-assistant:music_assistant_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

17 Mar 2026, 21:03

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References () https://github.com/music-assistant/server/pull/2684 - () https://github.com/music-assistant/server/pull/2684 - Issue Tracking
References () https://github.com/music-assistant/server/releases/tag/2.7.0 - () https://github.com/music-assistant/server/releases/tag/2.7.0 - Release Notes
References () https://github.com/music-assistant/server/security/advisories/GHSA-7jcc-p6xr-835j - () https://github.com/music-assistant/server/security/advisories/GHSA-7jcc-p6xr-835j - Exploit, Vendor Advisory
Summary
  • (es) Music Assistant es un gestor de biblioteca de medios de código abierto que integra servicios de streaming con altavoces conectados. Las versiones 2.6.3 e inferiores permiten a atacantes adyacentes a la red no autenticados ejecutar código arbitrario en las instalaciones afectadas. La API music/playlists/update permite a los usuarios eludir la aplicación de la extensión .m3u y escribir archivos en cualquier lugar del sistema de archivos, lo cual se ve exacerbado por el contenedor que se ejecuta como root. Esto puede ser explotado para lograr la ejecución remota de código escribiendo un archivo .pth malicioso en el directorio site-packages de Python, lo que ejecutará comandos arbitrarios cuando Python cargue. Este problema ha sido solucionado en la versión 2.7.0.
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Music-assistant music Assistant Server
CPE cpe:2.3:a:music-assistant:music_assistant_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

20 Feb 2026, 01:16

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-02-20 01:16

Updated : 2026-03-17 21:03


NVD link : CVE-2026-26975

Mitre link : CVE-2026-26975

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-26975


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Products Affected

music-assistant

  • music_assistant_server
CWE
CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CWE-73

External Control of File Name or Path

CWE-434

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type