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Hackers Exploit Windmill Flaw to Read Arbitrary Server Files Without Authentication

The Hacker Newsby @TheHackersNews ()3 min read3 · 1 read
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Vulnerabilities mentioned

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2021-27137
Unauthenticated Stack-Based Buffer Overflow in DD-WRT UPnP (SSDP M-SEARCH)
8.14%KEVPoC ×4
KEV
CVE-2026-0770
Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution in Langflow validate Endpoint
9.863%KEV
KEV
CVE-2026-29059
Windmill: An unauthenticated path traversal vulnerability exists in Windmill's get_log_file endpoint…
6.93%
CVE-2026-63030
+1 related CVE
WordPress Core Route Confusion (wp2shell) Enables SQL Injection to RCE
9.8
group max
11%KEVPoC ×7
KEV

From the original article

3 min read at thehackernews.com

 Ravie Lakshmanan  Jul 22, 2026 Vulnerability / Web Security A high-severity security flaw impacting open-source developer platform Windmill has come under active exploitation in the wild, per VulnCheck. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-29059 (CVSS score: 7. 5), a case of unauthenticated path traversal impacting Windmill's "get_log_file" endpoint ("/api/w/{workspace}/jobs_u/get_log_file/{filename}").

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