CVE-2026-35487 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

text-generation-webui is an open-source web interface for running Large Language Models. Prior to 4.3, an unauthenticated path traversal vulnerability in load_prompt() allows reading any .txt file on the server filesystem. The file content is returned verbatim in the API response. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.3.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/oobabooga/text-generation-webui/security/advisories/GHSA-mfgg-vvc6-vqq7

History

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 20:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		text-generation-webui is an open-source web interface for running Large Language Models. Prior to 4.3, an unauthenticated path traversal vulnerability in load_prompt() allows reading any .txt file on the server filesystem. The file content is returned verbatim in the API response. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.3.
Title		text-generation-webui has a Path Traversal in load_prompt() — .txt file read without authentication
Weaknesses		CWE-22
References		https://github.com/oobabooga/text-generation-webui/security/advisories/GHSA-mfgg-vvc6-vqq7
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}`

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published: 2026-04-07T14:50:25.103Z

Updated: 2026-04-07T18:14:46.381Z

Reserved: 2026-04-02T20:49:44.454Z

Link: CVE-2026-35487

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-07T18:14:41.731Z

NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-04-07T16:16:26.853

Modified: 2026-04-07T16:16:26.853

Link: CVE-2026-35487

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22

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