Description
An issue was discovered in Weaviate OSS before 1.33.4. An attacker with access to insert data into the database can craft an entry name with an absolute path (e.g., /etc/...) or use parent directory traversal (../../..) to escape the restore root when a backup is restored, potentially creating or overwriting files in arbitrary locations within the application's privilege scope.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20260723T184607-160000.1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:21483-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20251230T014957-150000.1.134.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0037-1 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/weaviate/weaviate | < 1.30.20 | 1.30.20 | GHSA-7v39-2hx7-7c43 |
| Go | github.com/weaviate/weaviate | >= 1.31.0-rc.0, < 1.31.19 | 1.31.19 | GHSA-7v39-2hx7-7c43 |
| Go | github.com/weaviate/weaviate | >= 1.32.0-rc.0, < 1.32.16 | 1.32.16 | GHSA-7v39-2hx7-7c43 |
| Go | github.com/weaviate/weaviate | >= 1.33.0-rc.0, < 1.33.4 | 1.33.4 | GHSA-7v39-2hx7-7c43 |
| Go | github.com/weaviate/weaviate | < 1.30.20 · >= 1.31.0-rc.0, < 1.31.19 · >= 1.32.0-rc.0, < 1.32.16 · >= 1.33.0-rc.0, < 1.33.4 | 1.30.20, 1.31.19, 1.32.16, 1.33.4 | GO-2025-4237 |
Advisories 2
- openSUSE-SU-2026:21483-1 Security update for govulncheck-vulndb SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 31, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:0037-1 Security update for govulncheck-vulndb SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026