---
id: CVE-2026-51880
title: deeptutor 1.4.0 contains a path traversal issue in EditFileTool.execute
summary: >-
  deeptutor 1.4.0 contains a path traversal issue in EditFileTool.execute.
  Through the live tutorbot WebSocket interface, a remote caller can induce the
  tool layer to write or edit absolute paths outside the intended bot workspace.
severity: critical
cvss: 9.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-22
published: '2026-10-01'
updated: '2026-10-05'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-05T17:17:15.027'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-51880'
references:
  - url: 'https://gist.github.com/Ro1ME/b5ea6ac856a593e1d20042eb72c00fae'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://github.com/HKUDS/DeepTutor/issues/517'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://github.com/HKUDS/DeepTutor/issues/517'
    label: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
  - exploit-available
exploitAvailable: true
ssvc:
  exploitation: poc
  automatable: 'yes'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-10-05T16:33:28.123245Z'
epss: 0.00494
epssPercentile: 0.42572
ingestedAt: '2026-10-01T23:03:32.774Z'
---

## Overview

deeptutor 1.4.0 contains a path traversal issue in EditFileTool.execute. Through the live tutorbot WebSocket interface, a remote caller can induce the tool layer to write or edit absolute paths outside the intended bot workspace.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.