CVE-2026-12568
BBOT: Arbitrary File Write in postman_download Module
6.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
Description
The `postman_download` module uses the workspace `name` field from the Postman API to construct the local directory path without sanitization. If a malicious workspace has a name containing path traversal characters, pathlib resolves the path outside the intended output directory, allowing an attacker to write arbitrary files to the user's system.
How to fix CVE-2026-12568
To remediate CVE-2026-12568, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- PyPI/bbot—upgrade to 2.8.6 or later
Is CVE-2026-12568 being exploited?
No exploitation signal available. Neither CISA KEV nor a current EPSS score has been published for CVE-2026-12568.
Affected packages (1)
- >= 2.1.0, < 2.8.6
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |