CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-108723

LowCVSS 2.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.14%

3th percentile - higher than 3% of all known CVEs

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.

Risk Assessment

The risk is the disclosure of sensitive files from the filesystem that may be embedded in generated HTML and shared with unauthorized parties. This can lead to data leakage.

Recommendation

Update answer-me-with-html to a patched version and implement path validation that accounts for symbolic links. Also avoid processing untrusted repositories.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS