Description
Meshery before 1.0.57 contains an unauthenticated arbitrary file read vulnerability in the /api/system/fileView and /api/system/fileDownload endpoints that pass user-supplied file parameters directly to os.Open without path validation. Attackers can supply absolute paths or traversal sequences in the file parameter to read arbitrary files from the host filesystem without authentication.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| meshery | meshery | < 1.0.57 | 1.0.57 |
Automated scanner template
A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.
- Meshery <1.0.57 - Arbitrary File Read http/cves/2026/CVE-2026-65919.yaml
Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.
References
- Researcher Disclosure (1) technical-description issue-tracking
- Researcher Disclosure (2) patch issue-tracking technical-description
- Meshery 1.0.57 Release Notes release-notes patch
- Pull Request issue-tracking patch
- Patch Commit patch
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/meshery-unauthenticated-arbitrary-file-read-via-fileview-and-filedownload third-party-advisory