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    CVE-2026-40611

    Let's Encrypt client and ACME library written in Go (Lego). Prior to 4.34.0, the webroot HTTP-01 challenge provider in lego is vulnerable to arbitrary file write and deletion via path traversal. A malicious ACME server can supply a crafted challenge token containing ../ sequences, causing lego to write attacker-influenced content to any path writable by the lego process. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.34.0.

    Published:Apr 21, 2026
    Last Modified:Apr 22, 2026
    EPS:Apr 21, 2026
    EPSS Score:0.00046
    CVSS Score:8.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Go-acme
    Product
    Lego

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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