CVE-2026-15527 (GCVE-0-2026-15527)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-13 03:00 – Updated: 2026-07-13 19:26
VLAI
Title
better-auth better-icons scan_project_icons/sync_icon path traversal
Summary
A vulnerability has been found in better-auth better-icons up to 1.0.5. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component scan_project_icons/sync_icon. Such manipulation of the argument icons_file leads to path traversal. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
Severity
4.8 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
better-auth better-icons Affected: 1.0.0
Affected: 1.0.1
Affected: 1.0.2
Affected: 1.0.3
Affected: 1.0.4
Affected: 1.0.5
    cpe:2.3:a:better-auth:better-icons:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Credits
Mcfly_Zhang (VulDB User) VulDB CNA Team
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