● High · CVSS 8.3

How to Fix CVE-2026-32805: Romeo is vulnerable to Archive Slip due to missing checks in sanitization

Q: Is CVE-2026-32805 being actively exploited?

Not at the time of writing. It is not listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. That status can change, so monitor the vendor advisory and the KEV catalog if the system is exposed.

Q: How severe is CVE-2026-32805?

CVSS rates it 8.3 (High). Use that score to set your patch priority next to the other items in your queue.

Q: Do I have to take romeo offline to apply the patch?

It depends on the deployment. High-availability or clustered installs can usually patch one node at a time with no full outage. Standalone installs typically need a short restart. Always follow the vendor's documented upgrade steps.

Q: What if my vulnerability scanner still flags CVE-2026-32805 after I patch?

Re-run the scan after a service restart, then confirm the scanner's plugin set is up to date. Some scanners detect by banner version only and lag the official fix metadata by a release.

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*By Sai Kiran Pandrala*

⚡ At a glance


Severity	CVSS 8.3, High
Actively exploited?	No
Affected	Ctfer-io romeo (< 0.2.2)
Fixed in	0.2.2
Type (CWE)	CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

What is CVE-2026-32805?

Romeo gives the capability to reach high code coverage of Go ≥1.20 apps by helping to measure code coverage for functional and integration tests within GitHub Actions. Prior to version 0.2.2, the sanitizeArchivePath function in webserver/api/v1/decoder.go (lines 80-88) is vulnerable to a path traversal bypass due to a missing trailing path separator in the strings.HasPrefix check. A crafted tar archive can write files outside the intended destination directory.

In practical terms, a successful attacker gets unauthorized file reads or writes through path traversal. There is no confirmed in-the-wild exploitation listed in CISA's KEV catalog at the time of writing, but the CVSS rating still warrants prompt patching.

Am I affected?

You're affected if you run Ctfer-io romeo at any version in the Affected row above. Use these probes to find your installed build:


# Confirm the installed version via your package manager
dpkg -l | grep -i romeo   # Debian/Ubuntu
rpm -qa | grep -i romeo   # RHEL/CentOS/Rocky

How to fix CVE-2026-32805

The primary fix is to upgrade to the patched build listed in the Fixed in row above (0.2.2). Pick the platform that matches your install and run the commands below.

Linux (Ubuntu / Debian)


sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade romeo
# Confirm the installed version meets or exceeds 0.2.2
dpkg -s romeo | grep ^Version

Linux (RHEL / CentOS / Rocky)


sudo dnf upgrade --security romeo -y
rpm -q romeo

Windows (PowerShell, admin)


# Try winget first
winget upgrade --id 'Ctfer-io.romeo' --silent --accept-source-agreements --accept-package-agreements
# If winget does not know the product, download the patched installer from the vendor and:
Start-Process -FilePath "$env:TEMP\romeo-0.2.2.msi" -ArgumentList '/qn /norestart' -Wait

PowerShell script (Windows) - detect, back up, upgrade, verify, log


# Run as Administrator
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
$log = "$env:ProgramData\romeo-Patch-CVE-2026-32805.log"
function Write-Log($msg) { "$(Get-Date -Format s)  $msg" | Tee-Object -FilePath $log -Append }

Write-Log "Starting CVE-2026-32805 remediation for Ctfer-io romeo"

# 1. Detect: replace the path/version probe with one valid for your install
$installed = (Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Product |
    Where-Object { $_.Name -like '*romeo*' } |
    Select-Object -First 1 -ExpandProperty Version)
Write-Log "Detected version: $installed"

if (-not $installed) {
    Write-Log "Product not installed on this host; nothing to do."
    return
}
if ([version]$installed -ge [version]'0.2.2') {
    Write-Log "Already at fixed version $installed; no action needed."
    return
}

# 2. Backup configuration to a timestamped folder
$backup = "$env:ProgramData\romeo-Backup-$(Get-Date -Format yyyyMMdd-HHmm)"
New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $backup -Force | Out-Null
# Adjust the source path to match your install
$src = "$env:ProgramFiles\Ctfer-io\romeo"
if (Test-Path $src) { Copy-Item -Path $src -Destination $backup -Recurse -Force }
Write-Log "Backed up config to $backup"

# 3. Apply the patched installer (place the verified file on a share or staging path)
$installer = "$env:TEMP\romeo-0.2.2.msi"
if (-not (Test-Path $installer)) {
    throw "Patched installer not found at $installer. Stage it from your software repo first."
}
Start-Process msiexec.exe -ArgumentList "/i `"$installer`" /qn /norestart" -Wait
Write-Log "Installer finished"

# 4. Verify
$verify = (Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Product |
    Where-Object { $_.Name -like '*romeo*' } |
    Select-Object -First 1 -ExpandProperty Version)
if ([version]$verify -ge [version]'0.2.2') {
    Write-Log "SUCCESS: now at $verify (>= 0.2.2)"
} else {
    Write-Log "FAILURE: still at $verify after install"
    exit 1
}

Bash script (Linux) - detect, back up, upgrade, verify, log


#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -euo pipefail
LOG=/var/log/romeo-patch-cve-2026-32805.log
log()  { echo "$(date -Iseconds)  $*" | tee -a "$LOG"; }

log "Starting CVE-2026-32805 remediation for Ctfer-io romeo"

# 1. Detect installed version (works for deb and rpm packages)
if command -v dpkg >/dev/null && dpkg -s romeo >/dev/null 2>&1; then
    CURRENT=$(dpkg-query -W -f='${Version}' romeo)
    PKG_MGR=apt
elif command -v rpm >/dev/null && rpm -q romeo >/dev/null 2>&1; then
    CURRENT=$(rpm -q --queryformat '%{VERSION}' romeo)
    PKG_MGR=dnf
else
    log "romeo not installed via apt or rpm; check your package manager or vendor instructions."
    exit 0
fi
log "Detected: romeo=$CURRENT (manager=$PKG_MGR)"

# 2. Backup config
BACKUP=/var/backups/romeo-$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M)
mkdir -p "$BACKUP"
for d in /etc/romeo /etc/${pkg%%-*} ; do
    [ -d "$d" ] && cp -a "$d" "$BACKUP/" && log "Backed up $d to $BACKUP"
done

# 3. Upgrade
if [ "$PKG_MGR" = apt ]; then
    sudo apt-get update -y
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y romeo
else
    sudo dnf upgrade --security -y romeo
fi

# 4. Verify
if [ "$PKG_MGR" = apt ]; then
    NEW=$(dpkg-query -W -f='${Version}' romeo)
else
    NEW=$(rpm -q --queryformat '%{VERSION}' romeo)
fi
log "After upgrade: $NEW"

# Optionally compare against 0.2.2 with dpkg --compare-versions or sort -V
log "Done. Restart the affected service if the package install did not."

If you can't patch immediately

These are runnable hardening commands. They reduce blast radius but they're not a replacement for the vendor patch.

Reject `../` and encoded variants at the reverse proxy

nginx:


location / {
    if ($request_uri ~* "(\.\./|%2e%2e/|%2e%2e%2f|%2f%2e%2e)") { return 403; }
    proxy_pass http://backend;
}

Apache mod_rewrite:


RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} (\.\./|%2e%2e/|%2f%2e%2e) [NC]
RewriteRule .* - [F]

How to verify the fix worked

Run the version probe again and confirm the running build matches the Fixed in row above.


# Confirm the running build matches the patched version listed by the vendor
# Example for Linux package installs:
dpkg -l | grep -i "romeo"   # Debian/Ubuntu
rpm -qa | grep -i "romeo"   # RHEL/CentOS/Rocky

Expected output: the package version should meet or exceed 0.2.2.

Then re-run any vulnerability scanner you used previously and confirm the finding for CVE-2026-32805 has cleared. Sweep your logs for the indicators of compromise listed in the vendor or CISA advisory, especially if the system was internet-reachable during the disclosure window.

Frequently asked questions

Is CVE-2026-32805 being actively exploited?