CVE-2026-55201
Evil-WinRM - Path Traversal in download_dir() Function
Vexday Risk Score
21Low
SSVC decision (CISA)
Track
No exploitation signal → monitor
CVSS 7.4EPSS 0.3%KEV nãoPoC —Nuclei —Metasploit —Patch referenciado
Lifecycle
17 Jun 2026Published on NVD
Recommendation: Monitor — no exploitation signal at the moment.
Evil-WinRM through 3.9, fixed in commit 6ecd570, contains a path traversal vulnerability in the download_dir() function that allows a rogue or compromised remote Windows server to write files outside the intended download directory by returning filenames with traversal sequences from Get-ChildItem command output that are passed unsanitized to File.join(). Attackers controlling the remote server can exploit this to overwrite sensitive client-side files such as SSH authorized_keys or shell configuration files, achieving persistent access or privilege escalation on the client machine.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected products
Hackplayers · evil-winrm