Emissary is a P2P based data-driven workflow engine. Prior to 8.39.0, the configuration API endpoint (/api/configuration/{name}) validated configuration names using a blacklist approach that checked for \, /, .., and trailing .. This could potentially be bypassed using URL-encoded variants, double-encoding, or Unicode normalization to achieve path traversal and read configuration files outside the intended directory. This vulnerability is fixed in 8.39.0.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 1
- https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/emissary/security/advisories/GHSA-hxf2-gm22-7vcm Exploit, Vendor Advisory
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 5.3 · nsaNVD modified 2026-10-26 21:10
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:a:nsa:emissary:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 1
- https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/emissary/security/advisories/GHSA-hxf2-gm22-7vcm Exploit, Vendor Advisory