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CVE-2026-27969: Vitess users with backup storage access can write to arbitrary file paths on restore

February 27, 2026

Anyone with read/write access to the backup storage location (e.g. an S3 bucket) can manipulate backup manifest files so that files in the manifest — which may be files that they have also added to the manifest and backup contents — are written to any accessible location on restore. This is a common Path Traversal security issue. This can be used to provide that attacker with unintended/unauthorized access to the production deployment environment — allowing them to access information available in that environment as well as run any additional arbitrary commands there.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-r492-hjgh-c9gw
  • github.com/vitessio/vitess
  • github.com/vitessio/vitess/commit/c565cab615bc962bda061dcd645aa7506c59ca4a
  • github.com/vitessio/vitess/pull/19470
  • github.com/vitessio/vitess/security/advisories/GHSA-r492-hjgh-c9gw
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-27969
  • owasp.org/www-community/attacks/Path_Traversal

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 0.22.4, all versions starting from 0.23.0-rc1 before 0.23.3

Fixed versions

  • 0.23.3
  • 0.22.4

Solution

Upgrade to versions 0.22.4, 0.23.3 or above.

Impact 8.4 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Source file

go/vitess.io/vitess/CVE-2026-27969.yml

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