# CVE-2026-69160: GO-2026-6109 - OpenList: Arbitrary File Read via Path Prefix Confusion in Share Creation API in github.com/OpenListTeam/OpenList

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-69160-openlist-arbitrary-file-read-via-path-prefix-confusion-in-share  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-08-18  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-69160 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2026-08-18

OpenList: Arbitrary File Read via Path Prefix Confusion in Share Creation API in github.com/OpenListTeam/OpenList

Technologies: [github.com/OpenListTeam/OpenList (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-openlistteam-openlist), [github.com/OpenListTeam/OpenList/v3 (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-openlistteam-openlist-v3), [github.com/OpenListTeam/OpenList/v4 (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-openlistteam-openlist-v4). Vendors: [Go](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/go).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-69160 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-69160 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-69160?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 18 August 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** github.com/OpenListTeam/OpenList (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0; github.com/OpenListTeam/OpenList/v3 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0; github.com/OpenListTeam/OpenList/v4 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=4.2.4.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-69160?** Yes. github.com/OpenListTeam/OpenList/v4 (Go): upgrade to 4.2.4 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-69160?** Check whether you run github.com/OpenListTeam/OpenList (Go), github.com/OpenListTeam/OpenList/v3 (Go) or github.com/OpenListTeam/OpenList/v4 (Go) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- github.com/OpenListTeam/OpenList/v4 (Go): upgrade to 4.2.4 or later

  ```sh
  go get github.com/OpenListTeam/OpenList/v4@v4.2.4
  ```


## Affected products

- github.com/OpenListTeam/OpenList (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0
- github.com/OpenListTeam/OpenList/v3 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0
- github.com/OpenListTeam/OpenList/v4 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=4.2.4

## Identifiers

- CVE-2026-69160
- GHSA-86cx-wwf4-phq4
- GO-2026-6109

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