---
title: "CVE-2026-62965: SABnzbd - Path Traversal"
description: "SABnzbd prior to 5.1.0Beta3 contains a path traversal caused by improper path confinement of user-controlled 'value' parameter in orphan-job management API, letting attackers with valid API keys delete writable files/directories, exploit requires valid API key."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-62965/
---

# CVE-2026-62965 SABnzbd - Path Traversal

SABnzbd prior to 5.1.0Beta3 contains a path traversal caused by improper path confinement of user-controlled 'value' parameter in orphan-job management API, letting attackers with valid API keys delete writable files/directories, exploit requires valid API key.

CVSS base score 7.0 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.34% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-62965)

## Details

Type

Path Traversal

Impact

File System Write, Denial Of Service

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Published

30 October 2026

Updated

1 November 2026

Weakness

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

## Vendor fix

Upgrade to version 5.1.0Beta3 or later.

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-2026-62965](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-62965)
- [https://github.com/sabnzbd/sabnzbd/commit/e3e7fcf361eaebec2d76397b3d27f854f8266410](https://github.com/sabnzbd/sabnzbd/commit/e3e7fcf361eaebec2d76397b3d27f854f8266410)
- [https://github.com/sabnzbd/sabnzbd/releases/tag/5.1.0Beta3](https://github.com/sabnzbd/sabnzbd/releases/tag/5.1.0Beta3)
- [https://github.com/sabnzbd/sabnzbd/security/advisories/GHSA-hxwh-mmrg-p8f5](https://github.com/sabnzbd/sabnzbd/security/advisories/GHSA-hxwh-mmrg-p8f5)

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## What this record can't tell you

- 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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