GitHub Advisoryadvisory · PyPI

GHSA-65mp-fq8v-56jr Flask-Reuploaded vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via Server-Side Template Injection

CRITICAL Published 2026-02-25 Modified 2026-10-27 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2026-27641
Ecosystem
PyPI
Packages
flask-reuploaded
Severity
Critical
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-1336, CWE-22
Reviewed
2026-02-25

Affected packages

• PyPI flask-reuploaded: < 1.5.0 → fixed in 1.5.0

Description

Impact A critical path traversal and extension bypass vulnerability in Flask-Reuploaded allows remote attackers to achieve arbitrary file write and remote code execution through Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI). Patches Flask-Reuploaded has been patched in version 1.5.0 Workarounds 1. Do not pass user input to the `name` parameter 2. Use auto-generated filenames only 3. Implement strict input validation if `name` must be used ```python from werkzeug.utils import secure_filename import os Sanitize user input before passing to save() safe_name = secure_filename(request.form.get('custom_name')) Remove path separators safe_name = os.path.basename(safe_name) Validate extension matches policy if not photos.extension_allowed(photos.get_extension(safe_name)): abort(400) filename = photos.save(file, name=safe_name) ``` Resources The fix is documented in the pull request, see https://github.com/jugmac00/flask-reuploaded/pull/180. A proper write-up was created by the reporter of the vulnerability, Jaron Cabral (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaron-cabral-751994357/), but is not yet available as of time of this publication.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2026-27641 Flask-Reuploaded provides file uploads for Flask. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (2)

  • CWE-1336 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template Engine weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory weakness

References