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CVE-2026-31831

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2026-03-30
  • Fixed in2.17.0
  • WeaknessCWE-23

Am I affected?

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Description

Tautulli is a Python based monitoring and tracking tool for Plex Media Server. Prior to version 2.17.0, the /newsletter/image/images API endpoint is vulnerable to path traversal, allowing unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files from the application server's filesystem. This issue has been patched in version 2.17.0.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2026-03-3020:16CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
Block these indicators
  • Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2026-31831?format=txt
  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2026-31831?format=csv
  • TAXII collection of exploited CVEs
  • The EDL and CSV take an API key on the Pro plan.

Versions per branch

NVD
Tautulli
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.17< 2.17.02.17.0

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. Update Tautulli to 2.17.0

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionpoc2026-03-31
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionpoc—
  • CNACVSS 4.08.7read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 3.17.5read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-23read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.9 %2026-10-22

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 4.0 vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Published
2026-03-30
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-31831?

Tautulli is a Python based monitoring and tracking tool for Plex Media Server. Prior to version 2.17.0, the /newsletter/image/images API endpoint is vulnerable to path traversal, allowing unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files from the application server's filesystem. This issue has been patched in version 2.17.0.

Is CVE-2026-31831 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2026-31831, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-31831?

CVE-2026-31831 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

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