Radicale is vulnerable to directory traversal on Windows Filesystem Storage Backend component
The filesystem storage backend in Radicale before 1.1 on Windows allows remote attackers to read or write to arbitrary files via a crafted path, as demonstrated by /c:/file/ignore.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python (PyPI) | radicale | < 1.1 | 1.1 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1505
- https://github.com/Kozea/Radicale/pull/343
- https://github.com/Kozea/Radicale/commit/b4b3d51f33c7623d312f289252dd7bbb8f58bbe6
- https://github.com/Kozea/Radicale
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/05/7
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/06/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/06/7
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/07/7
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/80255
- https://pypi.org/project/radicale
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-84cw-mxhv-qvv4
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-22- Platform
- Python (PyPI)
- Package
radicale- Disclosed
- 17.05.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 13:17
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-84cw-mxhv-qvv4 - CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2026-512 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: radicale
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Python (PyPI)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 4
- First → latest
- 02.2016 05.2022
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 2
- High 1
- Medium 1
Disclosures per year
- 2017: 1
- 2018: 0
- 2019: 0
- 2020: 0
- 2021: 0
- 2022: 1
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 0
earlier: 2
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