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CVE-2026-105834: Rundeck before 6.2.0 Arbitrary File Read via File Resource Model Source

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-10-06 · updated 2026-10-06
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Rundeck before 6.2.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows users holding only the project configure ACL to read arbitrary server files by setting resources.source.N.config.file to any absolute path. Attackers can retrieve file contents through editProjectNodeSourceFile or the apiSourceGetContent endpoint to obtain database passwords, LDAP bind credentials, and other projects' data.

Affected products

• rundeck: before 6.2.0 — fixed in 6.2.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: rundeck 6.2.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/rundeck/rundeck
• https://github.com/rundeck/rundeck/blob/v6.1.0/core/src/main/java/com/dtolabs/rundeck/core/resources/FileResourceModelSource.java
• https://github.com/rundeck/rundeck/commit/5ec3d0ad2ef19c2bf8f206f27d693ba8bf3337a4
• https://github.com/rundeck/rundeck/commit/a462982aa22bf350c9e121d213283ffaa7994b4e
• https://github.com/rundeck/rundeck/pull/10437
• https://github.com/rundeck/rundeck/releases/tag/v6.2.0
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rundeck-before-6.2.0-arbitrary-file-read-via-file-resource-model-source

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