CVE-2026-73653 PUBLISHED

Vitest: Browser Mode provider commands bypass the file-access permission gate

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 13.08.2026 Published: 13.08.2026 Updated: 13.08.2026

Vitest is a testing framework powered by Vite. Prior to versions 3.2.7, 4.1.10, and 5.0.0-beta.6, Browser Mode provider commands including upload, takeScreenshot, screenshotMatcher, stopChunkTrace, deleteTracing, and annotateTraces accept browser-supplied file paths without enforcing the allowWrite permission gate or confining paths to the project root. A client that can reach the Browser Mode API can read arbitrary local files, create or overwrite image and trace files, or delete files accessible to the Vitest process even when allowWrite is false. This issue is fixed in versions 3.2.7, 4.1.10, and 5.0.0-beta.6.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
CVSS Score: 9.4

Product Status

Vendor vitest-dev
Product vitest
Versions
  • Version < 3.2.7 is affected
  • Version >= 4.0.0, < 4.1.10 is affected
  • Version >= 5.0.0-beta.1, < 5.0.0-beta.6 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') CWE
  • CWE-552: Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties CWE
  • CWE-862: Missing Authorization CWE