Access Control Bypass Affecting motioneye package, versions [,0.44.0)
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- published29 Jun 2026
- disclosed22 Jun 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 22 Jun 2026
CVE-2026-31978 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade motioneye to version 0.44.0 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Access Control Bypass via the get_media_preview process. An attacker can access sensitive files on the server by sending crafted requests containing encoded path traversal sequences in the filename parameter. This allows disclosure of confidential information such as password hashes, configuration files, and other sensitive data.