# CVE-2026-42605: AzuraCast: Path Traversal in \`currentDirectory\` Parameter Enables Remote Code Execution via Media Upload

- Also known as: GHSA-VP2F-CQQP-478J
- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.23.6
- Published: 2026-05-09 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- AzuraCast: fixed in 0.23.6
- azuracast/azuracast (Packagist): fixed in 0.23.6

## Description

AzuraCast is a self-hosted, all-in-one web radio management suite. Prior to version 0.23.6, the currentDirectory request parameter in the Flow.js media upload endpoint (POST /api/station/{station_id}/files/upload) is not sanitized for path traversal sequences. When combined with a local filesystem storage backend (the default), an authenticated user with media management permissions can write arbitrary files outside the station's media storage directory, achieving remote code execution by writing a PHP webshell to the web root. This issue has been patched in version 0.23.6.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on AzuraCast, azuracast/azuracast, upgrade to a fixed version (0.23.6) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/AzuraCast/AzuraCast/security/advisories/GHSA-vp2f-cqqp-478j
- https://github.com/AzuraCast/AzuraCast/commit/18c793b4427eb49e67a2fea99a89f1c9d9dd808d
- https://github.com/AzuraCast/AzuraCast/releases/tag/0.23.6

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