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CVE-2026-16653: boazsegev facil.io Public Folder http.c http_sendfile2 path traversal

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-07-23 · updated 2026-10-24
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

A security flaw has been discovered in boazsegev facil.io up to 0.7.58. This affects the function http_sendfile2 of the file lib/facil/http/http.c of the component Public Folder Handler. Performing a manipulation results in path traversal. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

Affected products

• boazsegev facil.io: 0.7.0, 0.7.1, 0.7.2, 0.7.3, 0.7.4, 0.7.5 (+53)

References

• https://github.com/boazsegev/facil.io/
• https://github.com/boazsegev/facil.io/issues/170
• https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-16653
• https://vuldb.com/submit/860587
• https://vuldb.com/vuln/382396
• https://vuldb.com/vuln/382396/cti

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