# CVE-2026-35214: Budibase: Path traversal in plugin file upload enables arbitrary directory deletion and file write

- Also known as: GHSA-2WFH-RCWF-WH23
- Severity: CVSS 8.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.33.4
- Published: 2026-04-03 · Updated: 2026-04-03

## Affected

- budibase: fixed in 3.33.4
- @budibase/server (npm): fixed in 3.33.4

## Description

Budibase is an open-source low-code platform. Prior to version 3.33.4, the plugin file upload endpoint (POST /api/plugin/upload) passes the user-supplied filename directly to createTempFolder() without sanitizing path traversal sequences. An attacker with Global Builder privileges can craft a multipart upload with a filename containing ../ to delete arbitrary directories via rmSync and write arbitrary files via tarball extraction to any filesystem path the Node.js process can access. This issue has been patched in version 3.33.4.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on budibase, @budibase/server, upgrade to a fixed version (3.33.4) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/Budibase/budibase/security/advisories/GHSA-2wfh-rcwf-wh23
- https://github.com/Budibase/budibase/pull/18240
- https://github.com/Budibase/budibase/commit/6344d06d703660fd05995e61d581593c2349c879
- https://github.com/Budibase/budibase/releases/tag/3.33.4

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