# CVE-2026-48129: Kestra task inputFiles accepts traversal filenames for worker file writes

- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.0.43, 1.1.19, 1.2.19, 1.3.19
- Published: 2026-06-19 · Updated: 2026-06-23

## Affected

- kestra-io kestra: fixed in 1.0.43; from 1.1.0, fixed in 1.1.19; from 1.2.0, fixed in 1.2.19; from 1.3.0, fixed in 1.3.19

## Description

Kestra is an open-source, event-driven orchestration platform. Prior to versions 1.3.19, 1.2.19, 1.1.19, and 1.0.43, Kestra task `inputFiles` writes rendered file names directly under the task working directory. When a flow forwards untrusted execution or webhook data into an `inputFiles` file name, a caller can use `../` path segments to create or overwrite files outside that task working directory on the worker filesystem. Versions 1.3.19, 1.2.19, 1.1.19, and 1.0.43 patch the issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on kestra-io kestra, upgrade to a fixed version (1.0.43, 1.1.19, 1.2.19, 1.3.19) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/kestra-io/kestra/security/advisories/GHSA-q3fw-mvgv-pjr2

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