CVE-2026-118485Axel Download Accelerator Path Traversal via URL Filename Decoding

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Axel Download Accelerator 2.17.14 and earlier performs URL percent-decoding (http_decode()) on the output filename after the URL has been parsed and the filename component extracted. This allows an attacker to embed %2e%2e%2f (URL-encoded ../) sequences in the URL path. These sequences survive the URL parser intact (they contain no literal / characters) but are decoded into directory traversal sequences before the output file is opened for writing. As a result, a crafted URL can cause axel to write downloaded content to arbitrary filesystem paths relative to the current working directory.

Veri: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Ubuntu. Bilgiler kaynaktaki haliyle, İngilizce yayımlanır.

Etkilenen ürünler ve sürümler

Kaynaklar ve yamalar

• https://github.com/axel-download-accelerator/axel/issues/477 issue-tracking
• https://github.com/axel-download-accelerator/axel/pull/483/changes/4e76e1a1dd1c4ea11b445e2c45e4ee257c76314e patch
• https://github.com/axel-download-accelerator/axel/milestone/22 vendor-advisory
• https://advisories.orangecyberdefense.com/advisories/167 third-party-advisory