CVE-2026-21440
AdonisJS Path Traversal in Multipart File Handling
- Published
- Jan 2, 2026
- Updated
- Jan 5, 2026
- Assigning CNA
- GitHub_M
- Evidence observed
- Aug 25, 2026
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:XLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 62.3%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
AdonisJS is a TypeScript-first web framework. A Path Traversal vulnerability in AdonisJS multipart file handling may allow a remote attacker to write arbitrary files to arbitrary locations on the server filesystem. This impacts @adonisjs/bodyparser through version 10.1.1 and 11.x prerelease versions prior to 11.0.0-next.6. This issue has been patched in @adonisjs/bodyparser versions 10.1.2 and 11.0.0-next.6.
Sources
4poc and writeup for cve-2026-21440: a critical path traversal vulnerability in @adonisjs/bodyparser allowing arbitrary file writing
Proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2026-21440, a critical path traversal in AdonisJS multipart uploads enabling arbitrary file write and remote code execution.
- CVE-2026-21440-POC-EXPExploit
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