# CVE-2026-39847: Emmett has a path traversal in internal assets handler

- Also known as: PYSEC-2026-59, GHSA-PR46-2V3C-5356
- Severity: CVSS 9.1 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.8.1
- Published: 2026-04-07 · Updated: 2026-04-08

## Affected

- emmett-framework emmett: from 2.5.0, fixed in 2.8.1
- emmett (PyPI): from 2.5.0, fixed in 2.8.1

## Description

Emmett is a full-stack Python web framework designed with simplicity. From 2.5.0 to before 2.8.1, the RSGI static handler for Emmett's internal assets (/__emmett__ paths) is vulnerable to path traversal attacks. An attacker can use ../ sequences (eg /__emmett__/../rsgi/handlers.py) to read arbitrary files outside the assets directory. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.8.1.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on emmett-framework emmett, emmett, upgrade to a fixed version (2.8.1) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/emmett-framework/emmett/security/advisories/GHSA-pr46-2v3c-5356

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