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cohttp OCaml CVE-2026-82481

| EUVDEUVD-2026-68116 HIGH
Incorrect Behavior Order: Validate Before Canonicalize (CWE-180)
2026-08-29 mitre GHSA-qcjm-vmrx-v935
8.7
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: mitre
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Vendor (mitre) PRIMARY
8.7 HIGH
CVSS:4.0/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:Y/R:A/V:D/RE:M/U:X
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7.5 HIGH

Network vector, no auth, no interaction; pure read-only traversal gives high confidentiality but no integrity or availability impact.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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CVSS VectorVendor: mitre

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
X

Lifecycle Timeline

4
Patch available
Aug 29, 2026 - 16:01 EUVD
Source Code Evidence Fetched
Aug 29, 2026 - 15:31 vuln.today
Analysis Generated
Aug 29, 2026 - 15:31 vuln.today
CVE Published
Aug 29, 2026 - 14:43 cve.org
HIGH 8.7

DescriptionCVE.org

The cohttp package before 6.3.0 for OCaml allows directory traversal.

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Directory traversal in the cohttp OCaml HTTP library before version 6.3.0 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files outside the configured document root by supplying percent-encoded path traversal sequences such as ..%2f..%2f in HTTP request URIs. The root cause (CWE-180) is that Cohttp.Path.resolve_local_file validated and stripped . …

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Exploitation Exploitation requires that the target server is built with the cohttp OCaml library (any version before 6.3.0) and uses `Cohttp.Path.resolve_local_file` to map request URIs to local files for serving. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 4.0 score of 8.7 with vector AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N reflects a high-confidence assessment: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction, and high confidentiality impact. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
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Remediation Upgrade cohttp to version 6.3.0 or later via opam (`opam update && opam upgrade cohttp cohttp-mirage`); v6.3.0 was released 2026-08-19 and is confirmed in the upstream CHANGES.md (https://github.com/mirage/ocaml-cohttp/pull/1145). … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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Within 24 hours, catalog all systems and applications using the cohttp HTTP library and document which versions are currently deployed in production environments. …

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