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CVE-2026-118756 - gopass before 1.17.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the filesystem storage backend that allows attackers to

gopass before 1.17.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the filesystem storage backend that allows attackers to delete directories outside the password store via ../ entry names in Prune and IsDir. Collaborators with write access to a shared git-synced store can introduce crafted entries, causing a victim's recursive gopass rm -r to delete arbitrary directory trees.
MEDIUM
Severity & confidence
Source severitymedium
Platform severitymedium
Confidencehigh
Exploitationunknown
CVSS5.5
Affected
Reporting sources (1)
NIST NVD - National Vulnerability Database
Open source โ†—
Timeline & provenance
Published2026-10-28T22:17:14
Last updated2026-10-31T22:08:09
Ingested2026-10-31T11:24:28
FreshnessNEAR-REAL-TIME
Threat typevulnerability
Recommended action
No recommended action published with this item - review the original source.
Next steps
  1. Identify affected systems in your environment.
  2. Apply the vendor patch or mitigation guidance.
  3. Review logs for indicators described in the advisory.
  4. Follow the affected vendor/product to track updates.
Confidence explanation
Reported by a government or cert-grade source (CISA, NCSC, NVD, ENISA, MSRC).
Source type: standards ยท Original: NIST NVD - National Vulnerability Database