The Tauri updater plugin's 'check' IPC command accepts an allowDowngrades boolean parameter directly from frontend JavaScript code. When set to true, it replaces the version comparator from "update must be newer" to "update must be different." Because the default permission set grants allow-check to the webview, any XSS in the app frontend can invoke this command and bypass the only anti-rollback protection the updater offers. Combined with another bug, this enables downgrade attacks without even needing to fake a higher version number.

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Fixed in tauri-plugin-updater 2.12.0. allowDowngrades was removed from the check command and is now read from the plugin configuration instead, where the frontend cannot reach it, and it defaults to false. An application that provides its own version comparator still takes precedence.


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Tue, 22 Sep 2026 17:30:00 +0000

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Description The Tauri updater plugin's 'check' IPC command accepts an allowDowngrades boolean parameter directly from frontend JavaScript code. When set to true, it replaces the version comparator from "update must be newer" to "update must be different." Because the default permission set grants allow-check to the webview, any XSS in the app frontend can invoke this command and bypass the only anti-rollback protection the updater offers. Combined with another bug, this enables downgrade attacks without even needing to fake a higher version number.
Title Tauri framework v2 malicious downgrade via allow_downgrades from frontend code
Weaknesses CWE-284
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}


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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: JFROG

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Updated: 2026-09-22T17:16:25.195Z

Reserved: 2026-09-22T10:38:03.883Z

Link: CVE-2026-95624

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