Bug 2501364 (CVE-2026-45695)

Summary: CVE-2026-45695 github.com/kopia/kopia: Kopia: Arbitrary code execution via unauthenticated SFTP configuration in HTTP server.
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: dymurray, ibolton, jmatthew, jmontleo, pgaikwad, rjohnson, slucidi, sseago, whayutin
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A flaw was found in Kopia, a cross-platform backup tool. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit the HTTP server, when started without a password, by sending specially crafted requests to the /api/v1/repo/exists endpoint. This allows the attacker to forward malicious SFTP storage configurations, which can lead to arbitrary code execution through OpenSSH commands.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-07-16 16:02:00 UTC
Kopia is a cross-platform backup tool for Windows, macOS, and Linux with fast incremental backups, client-side end-to-end encryption, compression, and data deduplication. Prior to 0.23.0, Kopia's HTTP server started with --without-password accepts unauthenticated requests to /api/v1/repo/exists and forwards attacker-supplied SFTP storage configuration to blob.NewStorage, where externalSSH: true and sshArguments containing -oProxyCommand=<cmd> can cause exec.CommandContext("ssh") to invoke the command through OpenSSH. This issue is fixed in version 0.23.0.