CVE-2026-65700Disclosure

LOWCVSS 9.3 · CRITICAL

Signal is active with 2 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Patch affected systems immediately

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

h2oGPT through 0.2.1 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the OpenAI-compatible files API that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read, write, and delete arbitrary files accessible to the server process by supplying traversal sequences in the bearer token. The get_user_dir function in openai_server/backend_utils.py uses the bearer token string unsanitized as a path component via os.path.join, and because the default API key is EMPTY authentication is bypassed, enabling attackers to traverse outside the intended user directory through the file content, delete, and upload endpoints to achieve remote code execution by writing to startup hooks or application-loaded files.

0.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-22

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

AVAILABLE

Momentum

NONE

Threat summary

  • Patch or workaround signal is available
  • 2 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Patch or workaround mentioned in 2 signals
  • Technical details provided in 2 signals
  • Disclosure: 2 classified signals
  • 2 total mentions across 1 day

Deep dive

Activity timeline2 mentions / 1d
01122Mentions · 2026-07-23: 2Patch / Workaround · 2026-07-23: 2Technical Details · 2026-07-23: 207-23
Signal classification1 categories
Disclosure
2100.0%
Referenced assets1 URL
By indicator
Full discourse2 posts
  • Orizon@OrizonCyber
    Disclosure

    🚨 CVE-2026-65700 — CVSS 9.8/10 ██████████ h2oGPT through 0.2.1 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the OpenAI-compatible files API that allows... Severity: CRITICAL Patch now. #cybersecurity #CVE https://t.co/4CsPB27Z58

    Post summary

    The tweet discloses CVE‑2026‑65700, a critical path‑traversal flaw in h2oGPT 0.2.1, and confirms that a patch is available.

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  • Kaitan ID Security@KaitanSecurity
    Disclosure

    🚨 CRITICAL — CVE-2026-65700 h2oGPT through 0.2.1 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the OpenAI-compatible files API that allows unauthentic… CVSS 9.8 🔴 No patch yet Full analysis → https://sec.kaitan.id/cves/CVE-2026-65700 #OpenAI #CyberSecurity #InfoSec

    Post summary

    The tweet announces CVE-2026-65700, a critical path‑traversal flaw in h2oGPT with no patch available, and links to a full analysis.

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