FKIE_CVE-2026-48716

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-06-18 20:16 - Updated: 2026-06-23 15:59
Severity
8.7 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
Summary
nanobot is a personal AI assistant. In versions 0.1.5.post3 and prior, the WhatsApp bridge in bridge/src/whatsapp.ts constructs a filesystem path using the fileName field from an incoming WhatsApp document message without sanitization. The WhatsApp bridge downloads media attachments and writes them to disk using a filename derived from the sender's message via documentMessage.fileName, which is concatenated with a prefix and its raw value is passed directly to path.join(mediaDir, outFilename). Node.js path.join resolves .. components, allowing an attacker to escape the intended media/ directory by sending a document with a crafted fileName such as ../../../.ssh/authorized_keys. Because the attacker also controls the file content (the downloaded buffer), this is a write-anywhere primitive — both path and content are attacker-controlled. A fix for this issue is planned for version 0.1.5.post4.
References
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/HKUDS/nanobot/security/advisories/GHSA-3f63-vcp3-hvqr
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0https://github.com/HKUDS/nanobot/security/advisories/GHSA-3f63-vcp3-hvqr
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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          "vendor": "HKUDS",
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      "value": "nanobot is a personal AI assistant. In versions 0.1.5.post3 and prior, the WhatsApp bridge in bridge/src/whatsapp.ts constructs a filesystem path using the fileName field from an incoming WhatsApp document message without sanitization. The WhatsApp bridge downloads media attachments and writes them to disk using a filename derived from the sender\u0027s message via documentMessage.fileName, which is concatenated with a prefix and its raw value is passed directly to path.join(mediaDir, outFilename). Node.js path.join resolves .. components, allowing an attacker to escape the intended media/ directory by sending a document with a crafted fileName such as ../../../.ssh/authorized_keys. Because the attacker also controls the file content (the downloaded buffer), this is a write-anywhere primitive \u2014 both path and content are attacker-controlled. A fix for this issue is planned for version 0.1.5.post4."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2026-48716",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-23T15:59:21.443",
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          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
          "baseScore": 8.7,
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "scope": "CHANGED",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H",
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          "timestamp": "2026-06-22T15:40:56.174780Z",
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