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title: "CVE-2026-113352: uTox - Path Traversal & Remote Code Execution"
description: "uTox through 0.18.1 contains a path traversal vulnerability caused by processing absolute or ../ file names with auto-accept enabled, letting Tox friends write arbitrary files and execute code remotely, exploit requires auto-accept enabled."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-113352/
---

# CVE-2026-113352 uTox - Path Traversal & Remote Code Execution

uTox through 0.18.1 contains a path traversal vulnerability caused by processing absolute or ../ file names with auto-accept enabled, letting Tox friends write arbitrary files and execute code remotely, exploit requires auto-accept enabled.

CVSS base score 7.5 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-113352)

## Details

Type

Path Traversal

Impact

Remote Code Execution, File System Write

CVSS vector

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

Published

20 October 2026

Updated

20 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-22](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/22.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest version beyond 0.18.1.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-113352](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-113352)
- [https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/utox-through-0.18.1-path-traversal-via-auto-accepted-file-transfers](https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/utox-through-0.18.1-path-traversal-via-auto-accepted-file-transfers)
- [https://github.com/uTox/uTox](https://github.com/uTox/uTox)
- [https://github.com/uTox/uTox/blob/4b014491560c884b556f082d4d34c5229228bbc5/src/file\_transfers.c#L249-L290](https://github.com/uTox/uTox/blob/4b014491560c884b556f082d4d34c5229228bbc5/src/file_transfers.c#L249-L290)
- [https://github.com/uTox/uTox/blob/4b014491560c884b556f082d4d34c5229228bbc5/src/xlib/filesys.c#L191-L214](https://github.com/uTox/uTox/blob/4b014491560c884b556f082d4d34c5229228bbc5/src/xlib/filesys.c#L191-L214)
- [https://github.com/uTox/uTox/issues/1587](https://github.com/uTox/uTox/issues/1587)
- [https://github.com/uTox/uTox/pull/1602](https://github.com/uTox/uTox/pull/1602)
- [https://github.com/uTox/uTox/pull/1603](https://github.com/uTox/uTox/pull/1603)

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- Whether you run the affected software, and where
- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
- What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first

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