CVE-2026-53598CWE-200CWE-22

Prompty: Arbitrary File Read via ${file:path} Reference Expansion

High · published July 16, 2026

CVSS v3.1
7.5
EPSS
1%
Percentile
69.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Prompty is a markdown file format (.prompty) for LLM prompts. Prior to 2.0.0-beta.2, Prompty loaders expanded ${file:...} references in .prompty frontmatter without enforcing that resolved paths stayed within the prompt directory or allowed roots, allowing an attacker-controlled prompt file to read local files through absolute paths, .. traversal, or symlink escapes. This issue is fixed in versions 2.0.0-beta.2.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.5 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01286 · 69.9th percentile
Weaknesses
CWE-200 · Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor; CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Published
2026-07-16T14:59Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 16 JUL 14:59Z
    Prompty: Arbitrary File Read via ${file:path} Reference Expansion
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