CVE-2026-6968

Severity CVSS v4.0:

HIGH

Type:

CWE-22 Path Traversal

Publication date:

24/04/2026

Last modified:

06/05/2026

Description

Incomplete path traversal fixes in awslabs/tough before tough-v0.22.0 allow remote authenticated users with delegated signing authority to write files outside intended output directories via absolute target names in copy_target/link_target, symlinked parent directories in save_target, or symlinked metadata filenames in SignedRole::write, because write paths trust the joined destination path without post-resolution containment verification.<br /> <br /> We recommend you upgrade to tough-v0.22.0 / tuftool-v0.15.0.

Impact

Vector 4.0

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:L CVSS v4.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.10 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:L

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Attack Requirements (AT): Present
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Confidentiality (VC): None
Integrity (VI): High
Availability (VA): None
Confidentiality (SC): None
Integrity (SI): High
Availability (SA): Low

Base Score 4.0

7.10

Severity 4.0

HIGH

Vector 3.x

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.90 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): High
Availability (A): Low

Base Score 3.x

5.90

Severity 3.x

MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:a:amazon:tough::::::rust::*	0.9.0 (including)	0.22.0 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:a:amazon:tuftool::::::rust::*		0.15.0 (excluding)

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CVE-2026-6968

Description

Impact

Vulnerable products and versions

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools