# CVE-2026-86099: Chainlit through 2.12.0 Path Traversal via socket.io sessionId

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-09-09 · Updated: 2026-09-09

## Affected

- chainlit: through 2.12.0

## Description

Chainlit through 2.12.0 fails to validate the client-supplied socket.io sessionId parameter, allowing unauthenticated attackers to traverse filesystem paths by injecting absolute or relative path sequences. Attackers can craft malicious sessionId values that escape the upload directory and recursively delete arbitrary directories accessible to the service process.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on chainlit, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/Chainlit/chainlit
- https://github.com/Chainlit/chainlit/blob/2.12.0/backend/chainlit/session.py
- https://github.com/Chainlit/chainlit/blob/2.12.0/backend/chainlit/socket.py
- https://pypi.org/project/chainlit/
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/chainlit-through-2.12.0-path-traversal-via-socket-io-sessionid

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