Vulnerability PYSEC-2026-918
High Risk
HIGH RISK
CVSS Score: 8.3
Score Range: 7.0–8.9
High severity vulnerabilities (CVSS 7.0–8.9). Serious vulnerabilities that should be prioritized soon after critical fixes.
2 months ago
July 06, 2026 at 08:03 AM UTC
sanic vulnerable to Path Traversal when using `app.static` if using encoded `%2F` URLs
0.1.0 - 20.12.6 and 21.3.0 - 21.12.1 and 22.3.0 - 22.6.0
0.1.0 - 20.12.6 and 21.3.0 - 21.12.1 and 22.3.0 - 22.6.0
Summary
sanic vulnerable to Path Traversal when using `app.static` if using encoded `%2F` URLs
Details
Impact
Access to lateral directories when using app.static if using encoded %2F URLs. Parent directory traversal is not impacted.
Patches
- v20.12.7 (LTS)
- v21.12.2 (LTS)
- v22.6.1
References
https://github.com/sanic-org/sanic/issues/2478 https://github.com/sanic-org/sanic/pull/2495
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No summary available
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Impacted packages
Timeline
Published
2 months ago
July 06, 2026 at 08:03 AM UTC
Fixed (20.12.7)
4 years ago
July 31, 2022 at 11:27 AM UTC
Fixed (21.12.2)
4 years ago
July 31, 2022 at 11:32 AM UTC
Fixed (22.6.1)
4 years ago
July 31, 2022 at 11:33 AM UTC
Last Modified
2 months ago
July 07, 2026 at 11:45 AM UTC