CVE-2026-44716: Pipecat: Path Traversal in Pipecat Runner `/files` Endpoint — Arbitrary File Read via `%2F`-Encoded Separator
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A path traversal vulnerability exists in Pipecat’s development runner (src/pipecat/runner/run.py). When the runner is started with the --folder flag, it exposes a GET /files/{filename:path} download endpoint. The filename path parameter is concatenated directly onto args.folder with no containment check. Starlette normalises literal ../ sequences in URLs, but %2F-encoded slashes bypass this normalisation: the path parameter is URL-decoded after routing, so ..%2F..%2Fetc%2Fpasswd resolves to a path two levels above args.folder. An attacker with network access to the runner can read any file the pipecat process has permission to access — including SSH private keys, credentials, and system files — with a single unauthenticated HTTP request.
Confirmed on pipecat-ai 1.1.0 (latest PyPI release) and commit f078df78058ae82a02ce5b23e9e3a99a0917a53d.
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-3363-2ph6-35wh
- github.com/pipecat-ai/pipecat/commit/7519c26ac5508573c35fa3a9c4717b013993d129
- github.com/pipecat-ai/pipecat/pull/4417
- github.com/pipecat-ai/pipecat/releases/tag/v1.2.0
- github.com/pipecat-ai/pipecat/security/advisories/GHSA-3363-2ph6-35wh
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44716
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