CVE-2026-27598 HIGH

CVE-2026-27598: Dagu: Path traversal in DAG creation allows arbitrary YAML file write outside DAGs directory

Vendor Dagu-Org
Product dagu
Weakness CWE-22 · Path traversal
Published February 25, 2026
Last update February 26, 2026

CVSS base score

7.1/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction
Confidentiality
Integrity

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Dagu is a workflow engine with a built-in Web user interface. In versions up to and including 1.16.7, the `CreateNewDAG` API endpoint (`POST /api/v1/dags`) does not validate the DAG name before passing it to the file store. An authenticated user with DAG write permissions can write arbitrary YAML files anywhere on the filesystem (limited by the process permissions). Since dagu executes DAG files as shell commands, writing a malicious DAG to the DAGs directory of another instance or overwriting config files can lead to remote code execution. Commit e2ed589105d79273e4e6ac8eb31525f765bb3ce4 fixes the issue.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

February 25, 2026 CVE published
February 26, 2026 Record updated