uniget: Path Traversal in Hook Files - Directory Escape Vulnerability (CVE-2026-55062) | HOL Guard CVE

Medium severityCVE-2026-55062GHSA-M6JG-WR9M-CG2F

uniget: Path Traversal in Hook Files - Directory Escape Vulnerability

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-55062 records a Medium severity vulnerability in uniget: Path Traversal in Hook Files - Directory Escape Vulnerability. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps uniget-org/cli (generic), gitlab.com/uniget-org/cli (go), gitlab.com/uniget-org/cli (go). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Sep 17, 2026Updated Sep 17, 2026Source checked Sep 17, 2026First seen by HOL Aug 17, 2026Material review Sep 17, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Medium
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 3 mapped packages or products
Fix availability: Available

Why this deserves its current priority

A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. 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.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps uniget-org/cli (generic), gitlab.com/uniget-org/cli (go), gitlab.com/uniget-org/cli (go). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
uniget-org/cligeneric	< 0.27.6	Not reported
gitlab.com/uniget-org/cligo	>=0 <0.27.6	0.27.6
gitlab.com/uniget-org/cligo	<0.27.6	0.27.6

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for uniget-org/cli, gitlab.com/uniget-org/cli, gitlab.com/uniget-org/cli.
Review the reported fix. Update gitlab.com/uniget-org/cli to 0.27.6; gitlab.com/uniget-org/cli to 0.27.6 if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Sep 17, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Sep 17, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Aug 17, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source description

uniget is a universal installer and updater for (container) tools. Prior to 0.27.6, the hooks edit command in cmd/uniget/hooks.go concatenates an unvalidated hook filename with the selected hooks directory, allowing parent-directory components to escape that directory. The resulting path is passed to the configured editor, which can access or modify files outside the hooks directory with the privileges of the uniget process account. This issue is fixed in version 0.27.6.

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