CVE-2021-47942
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Publication date: 2026-05-16

Last updated on: 2026-05-27

Assigner: VulnCheck

Description
Home Assistant Community Store (HACS) prior to 1.10.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to read sensitive files by traversing directories via the /hacsfiles/ endpoint. Attackers can retrieve the .storage/auth file containing user credentials and refresh tokens, then craft valid JWT tokens to gain administrative access to Home Assistant instances.
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Published
2026-05-16
Last Modified
2026-05-27
Generated
2026-06-10
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-08
NVD
CVE-2021-47942
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Vendor Product Version / Range
hacs home_assistant_community_store to 1.10.0 (exc)
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CWE ID Description
CWE-22 The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
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