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Bugsink affected by authenticated arbitrary file write in artifactbundle/assemble

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published Apr 9, 2026 in bugsink/bugsink • Updated Apr 10, 2026

Package

pip bugsink (pip)

Affected versions

= 2.1.0

Patched versions

2.1.1

Description

Authenticated arbitrary file write in artifact bundle assembly

Summary

An authenticated file write vulnerability was identified in Bugsink 2.1.0 in the artifact bundle assembly flow.

A user with a valid authentication token could cause the application to write attacker-controlled content to a filesystem location writable by the Bugsink process.

This issue requires authentication and affects only version 2.1.0.

The issue is fixed in 2.1.1.

Impact

This vulnerability allows an authenticated user to create or overwrite files within locations writable by the Bugsink service account.

The practical impact depends on the deployment environment and filesystem permissions of the running process.

Possible consequences include:

  • modification of application data files
  • corruption of uploaded assets or temporary files
  • overwriting files in mounted writable volumes
  • disruption of normal application behavior

No unauthenticated exploitation is known.

No direct code execution has been demonstrated as part of this issue, though impact may be greater in deployments where the process has broad write permissions.

Affected versions

  • Affected: 2.1.0
  • Fixed: 2.1.1
  • Not affected: earlier releases

Mitigation

Upgrade to 2.1.1.

As a defense-in-depth measure, deployments should continue to ensure the Bugsink process runs with the minimum required filesystem permissions.

References

@vanschelven vanschelven published to bugsink/bugsink Apr 9, 2026
Published by the National Vulnerability Database Apr 10, 2026
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Apr 10, 2026
Reviewed Apr 10, 2026
Last updated Apr 10, 2026

Severity

High

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
Low

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(35th percentile)

Weaknesses

Improper Input Validation

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Learn more on MITRE.

CVE ID

CVE-2026-40162

GHSA ID

GHSA-8hw4-fhww-273g

Source code

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