Flask-Reuploaded vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via Server-Side Template Injection
CVE-2026-27641 · GHSA-65mp-fq8v-56jr · PYSEC-2026-341 · published 25 Feb 2026
How serious is it
- Severity: critical, CVSS score 9.8 out of 10.
- No exploit prediction (EPSS) score yet.
- Not on the CISA list of exploited vulnerabilities.
- No public exploit in Exploit-DB.
Is your app affected by CVE-2026-27641?
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Who is affected
flask-reuploaded(PyPI) < 1.5.0
How to check
- Run
pip show flask-reuploadedin your project to see the installed version, including copies pulled in by other packages. - Or paste your lockfile into the checker: it lists every package with a known vulnerability, this one included.
- Or run
npx shippable-dev scan localhost:3000in your project folder. It reads your lockfile and flags this vulnerability along with every other known one.
How to fix
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- Upgrade
flask-reuploadedto 1.5.0 or later, commit the lockfile and redeploy. - If a vulnerable version was live, check your logs and rotate the secrets that server could read.
The advisory
### Impact
A critical path traversal and extension bypass vulnerability in Flask-Reuploaded allows remote attackers to achieve arbitrary file write and remote code execution through Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI).
### Patches
Flask-Reuploaded has been patched in version 1.5.0
### Workarounds
1. **Do not pass user input to the `name` parameter**
2. Use auto-generated filenames only
3. Implement strict input validation if `name` must be used
```python
from werkzeug.utils import secure_filename
import os
# Sanitize user input before passing to save()
safe_name = secure_filename(request.form.get('custom_name'))
# Remove path separators
safe_name = os.path.basename(safe_name)
# Validate extension matches policy
if not photos.extension_allowed(photos.get_extension(safe_name)):
abort(400)
filename = photos.save(file, name=safe_name)
```
### Resources
The fix is documented in the pull request, see https://github.com/jugmac00/flask-reuploaded/pull/180.
A proper write-up was created by the reporter of the vulnerability, Jaron Cabral (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaron-cabral-751994357/), but is not yet available as of time of this publication.
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References
- github.com/jugmac00/flask-reuploaded/security/advisories/GHSA-65mp-fq8v-56jr
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-27641
- github.com/jugmac00/flask-reuploaded/pull/180
- github.com/jugmac00/flask-reuploaded/commit/d64c6b2f71cb73734fc38baa0e3e156926361288
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/flask-reuploaded/PYSEC-2026-341.yaml
- pypi.org/project/flask-reuploaded
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-65mp-fq8v-56jr
- github.com/jugmac00/flask-reuploaded
Merged from GitHub Advisory Database, OSV. Last updated 28 Oct 2026. All vulnerabilities · RSS · JSON