CVE-2026-25161 Alist vulnerable to Path Traversal in multiple file operation handlers

What is CVE-2026-25161?

CVE-2026-25161 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in AlistGo alist, published on 4 Feb 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Alist is a file list program that supports multiple storages, powered by Gin and Solidjs. Prior to version 3.57.0, the application contains path traversal vulnerability in multiple file operation handlers. An authenticated attacker can bypass directory-level authorisation by injecting traversal sequences into filename components, enabling unauthorised file removal, movement and copying across user boundaries within the same storage mount. This issue has been patched in version 3.57.0.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-25161?

4 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/alist-org/alist/v3 and github.com/alist-org/alist. It affects 1 product.

Products include Alistgo Alist.

How do I fix CVE-2026-25161?

Upgrade github.com/alist-org/alist/v3 to 3.57.0 or later.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2026-25161 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-25161 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in AlistGo alist

• CVE-2022-45969 Alist vulnerable to Path Traversal Critical 9.8
• CVE-2026-25160 Alist has Insecure TLS Config Critical 9.1
• CVE-2023-33498 alist Incorrect Access Control vulnerability High 8.8
• CVE-2022-45968 AList vulnerable to Improper Preservation of Permissions High 8.8
• CVE-2023-31726 Missing authorization in n/a High 7.5

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-x4q4-7phh-42j9, GO-2026-4415.