8.7
HIGH CVSS 4.0
CVE-2026-31831
Tautulli: Unauthenticated Path Traversal in `/newsletter/image/images` endpoint
Description

Tautulli is a Python based monitoring and tracking tool for Plex Media Server. Prior to version 2.17.0, the /newsletter/image/images API endpoint is vulnerable to path traversal, allowing unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files from the application server's filesystem. This issue has been patched in version 2.17.0.

INFO

Published Date :

March 30, 2026, 8:16 p.m.

Last Modified :

March 30, 2026, 8:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 4.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Update Tautulli to version 2.17.0 or later to fix the path traversal vulnerability.
  • Update Tautulli to version 2.17.0.
  • Apply version 2.17.0 patch.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://github.com/Tautulli/Tautulli/releases/tag/v2.17.0
https://github.com/Tautulli/Tautulli/security/advisories/GHSA-xp55-2pf4-fv8m
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Mar. 30, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Tautulli is a Python based monitoring and tracking tool for Plex Media Server. Prior to version 2.17.0, the /newsletter/image/images API endpoint is vulnerable to path traversal, allowing unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files from the application server's filesystem. This issue has been patched in version 2.17.0.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CWE CWE-23
    Added Reference https://github.com/Tautulli/Tautulli/releases/tag/v2.17.0
    Added Reference https://github.com/Tautulli/Tautulli/security/advisories/GHSA-xp55-2pf4-fv8m
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