CVE-2026-25760 Website Path Traversal / Arbitrary File Read (Authenticated) in Sliver

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

An authenticated operator can read arbitrary files on the Sliver server host via path traversal, potentially exposing credentials and keys.

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-2026-25760?

CVE-2026-25760 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in BishopFox sliver, published on 6 Feb 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Sliver is a command and control framework that uses a custom Wireguard netstack. Prior to 1.6.11, a path traversal in the website content subsystem lets an authenticated operator read arbitrary files on the Sliver server host. This is an authenticated path traversal / arbitrary file read issue, and it can expose credentials, configs, and keys. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.6.11.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-25760?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/bishopfox/sliver. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
github.com/bishopfox/sliver GoAll versions1.6.11
github.com/bishopfox/sliver GoAll versions1.6.11
github.com/bishopfox/sliver GoAll versions1.6.11

Products include Bishopfox Sliver.

How do I fix CVE-2026-25760?

Upgrade github.com/bishopfox/sliver to 1.6.11 or later.

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

Is CVE-2026-25760 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-25760 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2286-hxv5-cmp2, GO-2026-4445.

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