CVE-2026-35484 text-generation-webui has a Path Traversal in load_preset() — .yaml file read without authentication
Unauthenticated attackers can read arbitrary YAML files via path traversal, exposing sensitive credentials and configuration data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-35484?
CVE-2026-35484 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in oobabooga text-generation-webui, published on 7 Apr 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
text-generation-webui is an open-source web interface for running Large Language Models. Prior to 4.3, an unauthenticated path traversal vulnerability in load_preset() allows reading any .yaml file on the server filesystem. The parsed YAML key-value pairs (including passwords, API keys, connection strings) are returned in the API response. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.3.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-35484?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Oobabooga Textgen.
How do I fix CVE-2026-35484?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-35484 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2026-35484 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-35484 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in oobabooga text-generation-webui
- CVE-2026-35050 Path traversal in text-generation-webui
- CVE-2026-35485 text-generation-webui has a Path Traversal in load_grammar() — arbitrary file read without authentication
- CVE-2026-35483 text-generation-webui has a Path Traversal in load_template() — .jinja/.yaml/.yml file read without authentication
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w3cv-4447-5hf5.