Frigate Vulnerable to Arbitrary File Read via Export Thumbnail "image_path" parameter

published 2025-10-15 12 mo ago modified 2026-10-08 31 d ago also EUVD-2025-34699

cvss: 7.7; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.4%; EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 34%
public exploits: 0; none known

Frigate is a network video recorder (NVR) with realtime local object detection for IP cameras. Prior to 0.16.2, Frigate's export workflow allows an authenticated operator to nominate any filesystem location as the thumbnail source for a video export. Because that path is copied verbatim into the publicly served clips directory, the feature can be abused to read arbitrary files that reside on the host running Frigate. In practice, a low-privilege user with API access can pivot from viewing camera footage to exfiltrating sensitive configuration files, secrets, or user data from the appliance itself. This behavior violates the principle of least privilege for the export subsystem and turns a convenience feature into a direct information disclosure vector, with exploitation hinging on a short race window while the background exporter copies the chosen file into place before cleanup runs. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.16.2.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1 links 1

frigate frigate 0.16.2

github.com/blakeblackshear/frigate@d7f7cd7 commit

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: Proof of concept is public
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 12 mo ago (2025-10-16)

Exploit prediction

0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 34% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

github.com https://github.com/blakeblackshear/frigate/security/advisories/GHSA-8gv4-5jr9-v96j referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	7.7	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

blakeblackshear frigate

Classification

Weakness

CWE-73 External Control of File Name or Path

References

Sources

CVE List CVE-2025-62382
NVD CVE-2025-62382

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Summary