# CVE-2026-73509: OpenList: Authenticated users can rename files outside their base path via batch rename \`src\_name\` traversal

- Also known as: GHSA-95CV-R8X4-VH75, GO-2026-6110
- Severity: CVSS 7.6 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.2.4
- Published: 2026-08-13 · Updated: 2026-08-13

## 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 authenticated /api/fs/batch_rename handler in server/handles/fsbatch.go authorizes only the source directory produced by user.JoinPath(req.SrcDir) and validates renameObject.NewName with checkRelativePath, but does not validate attacker-controlled renameObject.SrcName, supplied as src_name, before concatenating it with the authorized path and passing the result to fs.Rename. A user with rename permission can use traversal segments in src_name to make path normalization select a file outside the authorized directory and configured base path, resulting in cross-user file integrity loss, limited availability impact, and file-existence disclosure through success or error responses. 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-95cv-r8x4-vh75
- https://github.com/OpenListTeam/OpenList/commit/651da18da4c647d96648d4bb64462baac1c37e04
- https://github.com/OpenListTeam/OpenList/releases/tag/v4.2.4

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