CVE-2026-108599
phi 0.1.1 through 0.28.4 contains an improper link resolution vulnerability that allows malicious repositories to bypass workspace_only_writes by exploiting lexical-only path checks in the permission gate. Attackers can commit symlinks pointing outside the workspace and use prompt injection to make the write tool write attacker-influenced content to external files without approval.
CVSS
- Base score
- 5.7
- Version
- 4.0
- Vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- 0.17 %
- Percentile among all scored CVEs
- 6
- Score date
- 10/24/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
ATT&CK techniques
How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.
- Exploitation
T1203Exploitation for Client Executionexecution75 % - Primary impact
T1565.001Stored Data Manipulationimpact70 % - Secondary impact
T1098.001Additional Cloud Credentialspersistence · privilege escalation45 %
Requiere interacción del usuario (UI:R) para clonar repo malicioso y ejecutar escritura. Impacto: manipulación de archivos externos via symlink + prompt injection, sin escalada explícita de privilegios.
Inferred by our analysis agent from the official description, CVSS vector and CWE, and checked by a supervisor. May contain errors.
ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques
Affected technologies (1)
⚠ AI-inferred from the description — NVD hasn't analyzed this CVE yet, these aren't verified CPEs.
CWEs
- CWE-59
References
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- https://github.com/pulseaiclub/phi
- https://github.com/pulseaiclub/phi/blob/5b3cb440a7c58115ef64283a737a43299f2805a4/internal/permission/gate.go#L106-L119
- https://github.com/pulseaiclub/phi/blob/5b3cb440a7c58115ef64283a737a43299f2805a4/internal/tools/writetool/write.go#L64-L68
- https://hackmd.io/@haind/phi-symlink-permission-boundary
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phi-0.1.1-through-0.28.4-symlink-workspace-write-restriction-bypass
Raw JSON (NVD)
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