Answer in brief
CVE-2026-121546 records a Medium severity (CVSS 6.0) vulnerability in ruTorrent before 5.3.20 Path Traversal via datadir Plugin Symlink Following. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Novik/ruTorrent (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 6.0. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Novik/ruTorrent (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Novik/ruTorrentgeneric | >=0 <5.3.20 | 5.3.20 |
Published upstream
Nov 3, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Nov 3, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Nov 3, 2026
ruTorrent before 5.3.20 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the datadir plugin that allows authenticated users to escape the topDirectory jail because correctDirectory() does not resolve symbolic links. Attackers can submit a datadir path through a symlink under their top directory to create directories and move torrent data to locations writable by the web server or rtorrent.
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