CVE-2026-108723CWE-59

CVE-2026-108723

Low · published October 11, 2026

CVSS v3.1
2.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
2.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
2.5 · LOW
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4.0
2.0 · 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
EPSS
0.00136 · 2.8th percentile
Weakness
CWE-59 · Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Published
2026-10-11T17:17Z
References (4)
https://github.com/QingYunA/answer-me-with-html · [email protected]https://github.com/QingYunA/answer-me-with-html/blob/b275eba8d4cc49bcb4bbc28459863f4b49a480f9/src/code.js#L74-L105 · [email protected]https://hackmd.io/@haind/answer-me-with-html-code-src-symlink-escape · [email protected]https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/answer-me-with-html-through-0.5.0-symlink-following-in-code-block-src-embedding · [email protected]
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 13 OCT 03:28Z
    EPSS moved — → 0%
    epss
  • 11 OCT 12:19Z
    answer-me-with-html through 0.5.0 Symlink Following in Code Block src Embedding
    cvelistv5
  • 11 OCT 12:19Z
    answer-me-with-html through 0.5.0 Symlink Following in Code Block src Embedding
    cvelistv5