CVE-2026-35485 | text-generation-webui has a Path Traversal in load_grammar() — arbitrary file read without authentication

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text-generation-webui is an open-source web interface for running Large Language Models. Prior to 4.3, an unauthenticated path traversal vulnerability in load_grammar() allows reading any file on the server filesystem with no extension restriction. Gradio does not server-side validate dropdown values, so an attacker can POST directory traversal payloads (e.g., ../../../etc/passwd) via the API and receive the full file contents in the response. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.3.

Published: 2026-04-07 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2026-35485 is rated High Exploit Risk (62.7/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.74%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2026-35485

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-35485

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.41% 0.74% +0.33%
2 2026-05-22 0.56% 0.41% -0.15%
3 2026-05-19 — 0.56% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-35485

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-35485

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-35485

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
oobabooga textgen < 4.3 cpe:2.3:a:oobabooga:textgen:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2026-35485

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