Disclosure summary
Pipecat is an open-source Python framework for building real-time voice and multimodal conversational agents. From version 0.0.90 to before version 1.2.0, a path traversal vulnerability exists in Pipecat's development runner (src/pipecat/runner/run.py). When the runner is started with the --folder flag, it exposes a GET /files/{filename:path} download endpoint. The filename path parameter is concatenated directly onto args.folder with no containment check. Starlette normalises literal ../ sequences in URLs, but %2F-encoded slashes bypass this normalisation: the path parameter is URL-decoded after routing, so ..%2F..%2Fetc%2Fpasswd resolves to a path two levels above args.folder. An attacker with network access to the runner can read any file the pipecat process has permission to access — including SSH private keys, credentials, and system files — with a single unauthenticated HTTP request. This issue has been patched in version 1.2.0.
Source-reported weakness categories
CWE-22
Source-specific records & product guidance
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NIST National Vulnerability Database · NVD-CVE-2026-44716
Open original source · Updated Oct 06, 2026
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| Vendor | Product / association | Version / bounds |
|---|---|---|
| pipecat | pipecat | * {"versionStartIncluding":"0.0.90","versionEndExcluding":"1.2.0"} |
Original records & references
- NIST NVD record
- CVE Program record
- github.com — Patch
- github.com — Issue Tracking, Patch
- github.com — Release Notes
- github.com — Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
PUBLISHED 2026-06-09T20:16:53-04:00
MODIFIED 2026-10-06T17:10:00-04:00
INGESTED 2026-10-10T20:25:11-04:00