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title: "CVE-2026-120324: Aklivity Zilla - Path Traversal"
description: "Aklivity Zilla <= 1.3.4/2.4.7/2.5.0-rc2 contains a path traversal caused by manipulation of the \"params\" argument in Path.resolve function of FileSystemServerFactory in http-filesystem Binding, letting remote attackers access arbitrary files, exploit requires no special privileges."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-120324/
---

# CVE-2026-120324 Aklivity Zilla - Path Traversal

Aklivity Zilla <= 1.3.4/2.4.7/2.5.0-rc2 contains a path traversal caused by manipulation of the "params" argument in Path.resolve function of FileSystemServerFactory in http-filesystem Binding, letting remote attackers access arbitrary files, exploit requires no special privileges.

CVSS base score 8.3 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Not required

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-120324)

## Details

Type

Path Traversal

Impact

File System Read, Information Disclosure

CVSS vector

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

Published

2 November 2026

Updated

3 November 2026

Weakness

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

## Vendor fix

Upgrade to version 2.5.0-rc3.

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-2026-120324](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-120324)
- [https://github.com/aklivity/zilla/](https://github.com/aklivity/zilla/)
- [https://github.com/aklivity/zilla/pull/2623](https://github.com/aklivity/zilla/pull/2623)
- [https://github.com/aklivity/zilla/releases/tag/2.5.0-rc3](https://github.com/aklivity/zilla/releases/tag/2.5.0-rc3)
- [https://vuldb.com/vuln/429656](https://vuldb.com/vuln/429656)
- [https://vuldb.com/vuln/429656/cti](https://vuldb.com/vuln/429656/cti)
- [https://github.com/0xGenesi/CVE/blob/main/Zilla\_Http\_Filesystem\_Binding\_Path\_Traversal.md](https://github.com/0xGenesi/CVE/blob/main/Zilla_Http_Filesystem_Binding_Path_Traversal.md)
- [https://github.com/aklivity/zilla/commit/46a8b15cbea157f7ae8b7cb865809a02fd6b1988](https://github.com/aklivity/zilla/commit/46a8b15cbea157f7ae8b7cb865809a02fd6b1988)
- [https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-120324](https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-120324)
- [https://vuldb.com/submit/1015032](https://vuldb.com/submit/1015032)

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