Home Assistant Community Store (HACS) prior to 1.10.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to read sensitive files by traversi…

Code

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• Repository · github.com

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

1. May 16, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Detected

   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.

2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Updated

   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.

Affected

• cpe hacs/home assistant community storeversion unspecified

Sources

• CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2021-47942

  Official CVE identifier

  cve.org
• NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2021-47942

  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 creden

  nvd.nist.gov

References

• Product · github.com
• Exploit · exploit-db.com
• Product · home-assistant.io
• Third Party Advisory · vulncheck.com