CVE-2026-124582 in WebTorrent

Prediction

by VulDB Data Team • 11/08/2026

A vulnerability was identified in <a href="/product/webtorrent">WebTorrent up to 2.8.5/3.0.21</a>. Affected by this vulnerability is the function <code>getFileModtimes</code> of the file <em>torrent.js</em> of the component <em>File Path Handler</em>. Such manipulation of the argument <em>file.path</em> leads to path traversal. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The reported GitHub issue was closed with the label &quot;not planned&quot;.

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• Responsible: VulDB
• Moderation: accepted
• Entry: VDB-432939
• CPE: VulDB
• CWE: CWE-22 (confirmed)
• Exploit: Download
• CVSS: 4.3 (VulDB)
• EPSS: 0.00000
• KEV: no
• Activities: low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-124582
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-124582
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2026-124582/