High

Bugsink affected by authenticated arbitrary file write in artifactbundle/assemble

  • Disclosed: 10.04.2026
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 14:17

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.

Affected software

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Python (PyPI) bugsink >= 2.1.0, < 2.1.1 2.1.1

References

CVSS score 7.1/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-20
Platform
Python (PyPI)
Package
bugsink
Disclosed
10.04.2026
Updated
11.10.2026 14:17

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2026-2404 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-8hw4-fhww-273g - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: bugsink

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Python (PyPI)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

All (10) in the archive
Total entries
10
First → latest
07.2025 06.2026
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 1
  • High 4
  • Medium 3
  • Low 2

Disclosures per year

  1. 2025: 3
  2. 2026: 7
Severity:
  1. Bugsink affected by authenticated arbitrary file write in artifactbundle/assemble this entry
    High · 7.1 CVE-2026-40162 >= 2.1.0, < 2.1.1 2.1.1
  2. High CVE-2025-54433 >= 1.7.0, < 1.7.4, >= 1.6.0, < 1.6.4, >= 1.5.0, < 1.5.5, < 1.4.3 1.7.4, 1.6.4, 1.5.5, 1.4.3

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