CVE-2021-32814: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in Skytable

Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-08-03 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Skytable is a NoSQL database with automated snapshots and TLS. Versions prior to 0.5.1 are vulnerable to a a directory traversal attack enabling remotely connected clients to destroy and/or manipulate critical files on the host's file system. This security bug has been patched in version 0.5.1. There are no known workarounds aside from upgrading.

Affected products

skytable: before 0.5.1 — fixed in 0.5.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: skytable 0.5.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://github.com/skytable/skytable/blob/next/CHANGELOG.md#version-051-2021-03-17
https://github.com/skytable/skytable/commit/38b011273bb92b83c61053ae2fcd80aa9320315c#diff-1cdcf1a793c71ec658782437e4da7e3a37042bc1e2c12545942e9a14679c4b7e
https://github.com/skytable/skytable/security/advisories/GHSA-2hj9-cxmc-m4g7
https://security.skytable.io/ve/s/00001.html
https://github.com/skytable/skytable/blob/next/CHANGELOG.md#version-051-2021-03-17
https://github.com/skytable/skytable/commit/38b011273bb92b83c61053ae2fcd80aa9320315c#diff-1cdcf1a793c71ec658782437e4da7e3a37042bc1e2c12545942e9a14679c4b7e
https://github.com/skytable/skytable/security/advisories/GHSA-2hj9-cxmc-m4g7
https://security.skytable.io/ve/s/00001.html

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