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High · 7.5 CVE-2026-41180 EUVD-2026-25150GHSA-533q-w4g6-5586

PsiTransfer: Upload PATCH path traversal can create `config.<NODE_ENV>.js` and lead to code execution on restart

Published Apr 23, 2026 · Updated Apr 23, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

PsiTransfer is an open source, self-hosted file sharing solution. Prior to version 2.4.3, the upload PATCH flow under `/files/:uploadId` validates the mounted request path using the still-encoded `req.path`, but the downstream tus handler later writes using the decoded `req.params.uploadId`. In deployments that use a supported custom `PSITRANSFER_UPLOAD_DIR` whose basename prefixes a startup-loaded JavaScript path, such as `conf`, an unauthenticated attacker can create `config.<NODE_ENV>.js` in the application root. The attacker-controlled file is then executed on the next process restart. Version 2.4.3 contains a patch.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
psi-4ward psitransfer < 2.4.3 —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
npm psitransfer < 2.4.3 2.4.3 GHSA-533q-w4g6-5586

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