CVE-2024-42474

Streamlit Path Traversal Security Vulnerability on Windows

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: August 12, 2024 at 05:01 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:49 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsStreamlitStreamlit· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Streamlit is a data oriented application development framework for python. Snowflake Streamlit open source addressed a security vulnerability via the static file sharing feature. Users of hosted Streamlit app(s) on Windows were vulnerable to a path traversal vulnerability when the static file sharing feature is enabled. An attacker could utilize the vulnerability to leak the password hash of the Windows user running Streamlit. The vulnerability was patched on Jul 25, 2024, as part of Streamlit open source version 1.37.0. The vulnerability only affects Windows.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 1.37.0
Affected range stops below 1.37.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
microsoft-windows (environment)
v < 1.37.0
Affected range stops below 1.37.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-22

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