Description
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.
Published: 2026-10-11
Score: 2 Low
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title answer-me-with-html through 0.5.0 Symlink Following in Code Block src Embedding
Weaknesses CWE-59
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 2.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 2, 'vector': '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'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-11T12:19:33.297Z

Reserved: 2026-10-11T01:52:33.088Z

Link: CVE-2026-108723

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-11T13:17:15.840

Modified: 2026-10-11T13:17:15.840

Link: CVE-2026-108723

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-11T14:00:18Z

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