CVE-2026-108723
LOWCVSS 2.5Description
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.
Timeline
Published:October 11th, 2026 1:17 PM
Last modified:October 18th, 2026 12:17 PM
CVSS Scoring
CVSS v3: 2.5 (LOW)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses (CWE)
References & Reports
Advisories, patches, and third-party reports
- https://github.com/QingYunA/answer-me-with-html
- https://github.com/QingYunA/answer-me-with-html/blob/b275eba8d4cc49bcb4bbc28459863f4b49a480f9/src/code.js#L74-L105
- https://hackmd.io/@haind/answer-me-with-html-code-src-symlink-escape
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/answer-me-with-html-through-0.5.0-symlink-following-in-code-block-src-embedding
Source: NIST NVD · Data may lag official sources by up to one minute