CVE-2025-56760 Memos Vulnerable to Path Traversal via the CreateResource Endpoint
Attackers can write arbitrary files to the server via path traversal in resource names when local storage is enabled.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-56760?
CVE-2025-56760 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Usememos Memos, published on 3 Sep 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
When Memos 0.22 is configured to store objects locally, an attacker can create a file via the CreateResource endpoint containing a path traversal sequence in the name, allowing arbitrary file write on the server.
Weakness: CWE-24
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-56760?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/usememos/memos. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
github.com/usememos/memos Go | All versions | None |
github.com/usememos/memos Go | All versions to 0.22.0 | None |
github.com/usememos/memos Go | All versions to 0.22.0 | None |
Products include Usememos Memos.
How do I fix CVE-2025-56760?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2025-56760 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-56760 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Usememos Memos
- CVE-2025-50738 Memos has Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in Image URLs
- CVE-2025-22952 Memos Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
- CVE-2023-0109 Stored XSS in usememos/memos
- CVE-2023-4696 Improper Access Control in usememos/memos
- CVE-2022-4866 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in usememos/memos
Sources
Also known as GHSA-78j5-8vq7-jxv5, GO-2025-3936.