Path Traversal in resolve-path

published 2018-06-07 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-62g9-6hw5-rwfp , EUVD-2018-0230

cvss: 7.5; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 2.4%; EPSS 2.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 83%
public exploits: 0; none known

resolve-path node module before 1.4.0 suffers from a Path Traversal vulnerability due to lack of validation of paths with certain special characters, which allows a malicious user to read content of any file with known path.

Patch / fix

fixed in 2 links 1

npm resolve-path 1.4.0
resolve-path_project resolve-path 1.4.0

github.com/pillarjs/resolve-path@fe5b805 commit

Exploit prediction

2.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

hackerone.com https://hackerone.com/reports/315760 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD	2.0	5.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
GitHub	3.1	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
npm	resolve-path	<1.4.0	1.4.0

Affected products

HackerOne resolve-path node module

Classification

Weakness

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

github.com /pillarjs/resolve-path/commit/fe5b8052cafd35fcdafe9210e100e9050b37d2a0
web, patch, third-party-advisory
hackerone.com /reports/315760
web, exploit, third-party-advisory
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2018-3732
advisory
github.com /advisories/GHSA-62g9-6hw5-rwfp
advisory
npmjs.com /advisories/573
web

Sources

CVE List CVE-2018-3732
GitHub Advisory GHSA-62g9-6hw5-rwfp
NVD CVE-2018-3732

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Summary