Vulnerability Description
Music Player Daemon (MPD) before version 0.24.11 contains a path traversal vulnerability in LocalStorage::MapFSOrThrow and LocalStorage::MapUTF8 within the local storage plugin, where the on-disk path is constructed by joining the storage root with a user-supplied URI as plain strings without canonicalization, allowing '..' segments to survive into the resolved path and be flattened by the kernel at openat() time. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this flaw using the listfiles command to enumerate names, sizes, and modification times of arbitrary directories readable by the MPD process, and the albumart command to read image files in any attacker-chosen directory outside the configured music_directory.
CVSS Score
HIGH
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://github.com/MusicPlayerDaemon/MPD/commit/0b5315b9e5a42cb0e88bf46a7579bb56
- https://github.com/MusicPlayerDaemon/MPD/issues/2484
- https://github.com/MusicPlayerDaemon/MPD/releases/tag/v0.24.11
- https://mstreet97.github.io/security-research/opensource/vulnerability-disclosur
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MusicPlayerDaemon/MPD/v0.24.11/NEWS
- https://www.musicpd.org/news/2026/05/mpd-0-24-11-released/
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/music-player-daemon-path-traversal-via-loca
- https://github.com/MusicPlayerDaemon/MPD/issues/2484
FAQ
What is CVE-2026-49128?
CVE-2026-49128 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). Music Player Daemon (MPD) before version 0.24.11 contains a path traversal vulnerability in LocalStorage::MapFSOrThrow and LocalStorage::MapUTF8 within the local storage plugin, where the on-disk path...
How severe is CVE-2026-49128?
CVE-2026-49128 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-49128?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Review vendor security bulletins for remediation guidance.