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Actual Sync Server 26.2.1 - Authenticated Path Traversal

Type: advisorySources: OSV

Actual Sync Server allows authenticated users to upload files through POST /sync/upload-user-file. In versions prior to 26.3.0, improper validation of the user-controlled x-actual-file-id header means that traversal segments (../) can escape the intended directory and write files outside userFiles.This issue affects prior versions of Actual Sync Server 26.3.0.

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2026-3089
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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Updated in this feed
7 Nov 2026, 03:58 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Actual Sync Server 26.2.1 - Authenticated Path Traversal

core-osv · Original source

Published 9 Mar 2026, 14:08 UTC

Actual Sync Server allows authenticated users to upload files through POST /sync/upload-user-file. In versions prior to 26.3.0, improper validation of the user-controlled x-actual-file-id header means that traversal segments (../) can escape the intended directory and write files outside userFiles.This issue affects prior versions of Actual Sync Server 26.3.0.

osv:CVE-2026-3089
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-3089",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "title": "Actual Sync Server 26.2.1 - Authenticated Path Traversal",
    "summary": "Actual Sync Server allows authenticated users to upload files through POST /sync/upload-user-file. In versions prior to 26.3.0, improper validation of the user-controlled x-actual-file-id header means that traversal segments (../) can escape the intended directory and write files outside userFiles.This issue affects prior versions of Actual Sync Server 26.3.0.",
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