motionEye's Absolute Path Traversal in Media File Handlers Allows Arbitrary File Read

Date Jun 23, 2026
Type Vendor advisory
Signal High-risk advisory
Vendor / Product PyPI ยท motioneye
CVE CVE-2026-55488
High-risk advisory CVE-2026-55488

Summary

motionEye's Absolute Path Traversal in Media File Handlers Allows Arbitrary File Read

Why it matters

GitHub has published a reviewed security advisory for motioneye. Prioritize it with other application dependency updates.

Operator check

Check whether motioneye is present in application dependency manifests, lockfiles, or build images. Review the GitHub advisory and upgrade to a patched version where available.

Sources

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