CVE-2026-108723 (GCVE-0-2026-108723)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-11 12:19 – Updated: 2026-10-11 12:19
VLAI
Title
answer-me-with-html through 0.5.0 Symlink Following in Code Block src Embedding
Summary
answer-me-with-html through 0.5.0 contains a link following vulnerability in the am CLI code block src= embedding, where localPath() checks only path text without resolving symlinks. Attackers can ship a repository with a symlink pointing outside the checkout so am render embeds readable external files into generated HTML, disclosing them when shared.
Severity
2 (Low)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
2.5 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-59 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Assigner
VulnCheck CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard B 84/100 over 5715 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
QingYunA answer-me-with-html Affected: 0 , ≤ 0.5.0 (semver)
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Date Public
2026-10-10 00:00
Credits
HaiND from the Post and Telecommunication Institute of Technology
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