CVE-2026-6968
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CVE-2026-6968 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. Incomplete path traversal fixes in awslabs/tough before tough-v0.22.0 allow remote authenticated users with delegated signing authority to write files outside intended output directories via absolute target names in copy_target/link_target, symlinked parent directories in save_target, or symlinked metadata filenames in SignedRole::write, because write paths trust the joined destination path without post-resolution containment verification. We recommend you upgrade to tough-v0.22.0 / tuftool-v0.15.0.. EPSS estimates a 0.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Incomplete path traversal fixes in awslabs/tough before tough-v0.22.0 allow remote authenticated users with delegated signing authority to write files outside intended output directories via absolute target names in copy_target/link_target, symlinked parent directories in save_target, or symlinked metadata filenames in SignedRole::write, because write paths trust the joined destination path without post-resolution containment verification. We recommend you upgrade to tough-v0.22.0 / tuftool-v0.15.0.
Metrics
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon | Tough | >= 0.9.0, < 0.22.0 |
| Amazon | Tuftool | < 0.15.0 |
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