{"schema":"threatline.record/2","record":{"id":"CVE-2026-118485","aliases":[],"summary":"Axel Download Accelerator Path Traversal via URL Filename Decoding","details":"Axel Download Accelerator 2.17.14 and earlier performs URL percent-decoding (http_decode()) on the output filename after the URL has been parsed and the filename component extracted. This allows an attacker to embed %2e%2e%2f (URL-encoded ../) sequences in the URL path. These sequences survive the URL parser intact (they contain no literal / characters) but are decoded into directory traversal sequences before the output file is opened for writing. As a result, a crafted URL can cause axel to write downloaded content to arbitrary filesystem paths relative to the current working directory.","categories":["Unclassified"],"product":"Axel","vendor":"Axel Download Accelerator","ecosystem":null,"affected_ranges":[{"source":"CVE List","source_url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-118485","source_modified_at":"2026-10-28T11:26:59.053Z","fetched_at":"2026-10-28T15:55:58.673066Z","product":"Axel","vendor":"Axel Download Accelerator","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"0","lessThanOrEqual":"2.17.14","versionType":"git"}],"defaultStatus":"unaffected"}],"fixed_versions":[],"cvss":7,"severity":"High","kev":{"listed":false},"epss":{"probability":null,"percentile":null,"score_date":null},"published_at":"2026-10-28T11:26:59.053Z","modified_at":"2026-10-28T11:26:59.053Z","provenance":[{"source":"CVE List","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-118485","fetched_at":"2026-10-28T15:55:58.673066Z","source_modified_at":"2026-10-28T11:26:59.053Z"}],"sources":["CVE List"],"references":[{"source":"CVE List","url":"https://github.com/axel-download-accelerator/axel/issues/477","tags":["issue-tracking"]},{"source":"CVE List","url":"https://github.com/axel-download-accelerator/axel/pull/483/changes/4e76e1a1dd1c4ea11b445e2c45e4ee257c76314e","tags":["patch"]},{"source":"CVE List","url":"https://github.com/axel-download-accelerator/axel/milestone/22","tags":["vendor-advisory"]},{"source":"CVE List","url":"https://advisories.orangecyberdefense.com/advisories/167","tags":["third-party-advisory"]}],"locations":[],"motoko_assessment":{"status":"requires_architecture_review","automatic_remediation":false},"cve_state":"PUBLISHED","cvss_source":"CVE List","classification":{"method":"product-first software-layer rules","rules_version":"2.1","matched_on":null,"confidence":"unknown","reviewed":false},"change_timestamp":"2026-10-28T11:26:59.053Z","content_hash":"d0e44dd139a678fab60b28e5fbd9caf64502f7d4a29a30d0c5f1da17432aa008"}}