Logstash Archive Path Traversal Enables RCE
CVE-2026-33466 Published on April 8, 2026
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory in Logstash Leading to Arbitrary File Write
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory (CWE-22) in Logstash can lead to arbitrary file write and potentially remote code execution via Relative Path Traversal (CAPEC-139). The archive extraction utilities used by Logstash do not properly validate file paths within compressed archives. An attacker who can serve a specially crafted archive to Logstash through a compromised or attacker-controlled update endpoint can write arbitrary files to the host filesystem with the privileges of the Logstash process. In certain configurations where automatic pipeline reloading is enabled, this can be escalated to remote code execution.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-33466 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
What is a Directory traversal Vulnerability?
The software uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the software does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
CVE-2026-33466 has been classified to as a Directory traversal vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-33466
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Affected Versions
Elastic Logstash:- Version 8.0.0, <= 8.19.13 is affected.