Description
SillyTavern is a locally installed user interface that allows users to interact with text generation large language models, image generation engines, and text-to-speech voice models. Prior to version 1.17.0, a path traversal vulnerability in chat endpoints allows an authenticated attacker to read and delete arbitrary files under their user data root (for example secrets.json and settings.json) by supplying avatar_url="..". This issue has been patched in version 1.17.0.
Published: 2026-04-02
Score: 8.3 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Arbitrary File Read/Deletion
Action: Immediate Patch
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-vprr-q85p-79mf SillyTavern: Path Traversal in `/api/chats/export` and `/api/chats/delete` allows arbitrary file read/delete within user data root
History

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:45:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:sillytavern:sillytavern:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 20:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 03 Apr 2026 10:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Sillytavern
Sillytavern sillytavern
Vendors & Products Sillytavern
Sillytavern sillytavern

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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Description SillyTavern is a locally installed user interface that allows users to interact with text generation large language models, image generation engines, and text-to-speech voice models. Prior to version 1.17.0, a path traversal vulnerability in chat endpoints allows an authenticated attacker to read and delete arbitrary files under their user data root (for example secrets.json and settings.json) by supplying avatar_url="..". This issue has been patched in version 1.17.0.
Title SillyTavern: Path traversal in `/api/chats/export` and `/api/chats/delete` allows arbitrary file read/delete within user data root
Weaknesses CWE-22
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L'}


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Sillytavern Sillytavern
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-03T18:12:52.047Z

Reserved: 2026-03-30T16:03:31.048Z

Link: CVE-2026-34524

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-02T18:30:15.841Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-04-02T18:16:29.763

Modified: 2026-04-13T18:43:05.203

Link: CVE-2026-34524

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-14T16:42:00Z

Weaknesses