# CVE-2026-43624: F5-TTS 1.1.20 Path Traversal via finetune\_gradio.py create\_data\_project()

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-06-01 · Updated: 2026-07-14

## Affected

- SWivid F5-TTS: through 1.1.20

## Description

F5-TTS through version 1.1.20 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the finetune Gradio handlers that allows unauthenticated attackers to write arbitrary files by passing unsanitized user-supplied project names directly to os.path.join() without validating the resulting path stays within the intended base directory. Attackers can supply absolute path arguments such as /tmp/EVIL to override the base directory entirely and create arbitrary directories with attacker-controlled JSON content at any filesystem path writable by the server process.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on SWivid F5-TTS, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/SWivid/F5-TTS/issues/1293
- https://github.com/SWivid/F5-TTS/pull/1294
- https://github.com/SWivid/F5-TTS/commit/2f53ded68e5f69e248ceb200a51ef4d1dc647936
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/f5-tts-path-traversal-via-finetune-gradio-py-create-data-project

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