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CVE-2026-31978: motionEye has an Arbitrary File Read via Path Traversal in Picture/Movie Preview Endpoint

June 22, 2026

motionEye v0.43.1 (latest stable) is vulnerable to path traversal in the picture and movie API endpoints, like /picture/{id}/preview/{filename}. Neither the API handlers, nor the mediafiles.py functions like get_media_preview() check for .. sequences in the filename parameter, except get_media_content() which does. This allows an authenticated user with normal (non-admin) privileges to read arbitrary files from the filesystem as the motionEye process user.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-g9fx-5r4h-pcw3
  • github.com/motioneye-project/motioneye/security/advisories/GHSA-g9fx-5r4h-pcw3
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-31978

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Affected versions

All versions before 0.44.0

Fixed versions

  • 0.44.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.44.0 or above.

Impact 6.5 MEDIUM

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
  • CWE-284: Improper Access Control

Source file

pypi/motioneye/CVE-2026-31978.yml

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