CVE-2026-55062: uniget-org cli Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-55062 is a high (CVSS 8.4) Path Traversal vulnerability in uniget-org cli. EPSS estimates a 0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 8.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 17-09-2026
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 23-09-2026
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

uniget is a universal installer and updater for (container) tools. Prior to 0.27.6, the hooks edit command in cmd/uniget/hooks.go concatenates an unvalidated hook filename with the selected hooks directory, allowing parent-directory components to escape that directory. The resulting path is passed to the configured editor, which can access or modify files outside the hooks directory with the privileges of the uniget process account. This issue is fixed in version 0.27.6.

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
• CWE-23Relative Path TraversalThe product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize sequences such as ".." that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory.
• CWE-36Absolute Path TraversalThe product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize absolute path sequences such as "/abs/path" that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory.
• CWE-73External Control of File Name or PathThe product allows user input to control or influence paths or file names that are used in filesystem operations.