# CVE-2026-69160: OpenList: Arbitrary File Read via Path Prefix Confusion in Share Creation API

- Also known as: GHSA-86CX-WWF4-PHQ4, GO-2026-6109
- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.2.4
- Published: 2026-08-18 · Updated: 2026-08-18

## Affected

- OpenListTeam OpenList: fixed in 4.2.4
- github.com/OpenListTeam/OpenList/v4 (Go): fixed in 4.2.4
- github.com/OpenListTeam/OpenList (Go): all versions
- github.com/OpenListTeam/OpenList/v3 (Go): all versions

## Description

OpenList a file list program that supports multiple storage. Prior to 4.2.4, the share creation and update checks in server/handles/sharing.go use strings.HasPrefix(requested_path, user.BasePath) without enforcing a directory separator boundary. An authenticated user with CanShare permission and a BasePath such as /base can submit a sibling path such as /base2/secret.txt, create a share for the out-of-scope file, and use the public share download or list handlers to read data outside the assigned directory. This issue is fixed in version 4.2.4.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on OpenListTeam OpenList, github.com/OpenListTeam/OpenList/v4, github.com/OpenListTeam/OpenList or the other affected packages, upgrade to a fixed version (4.2.4) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/OpenListTeam/OpenList/security/advisories/GHSA-86cx-wwf4-phq4
- https://github.com/OpenListTeam/OpenList/commit/59bd3431408578f420895457554700cc9a52375a
- https://github.com/OpenListTeam/OpenList/releases/tag/v4.2.4

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