agent-zero 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, and 1.10 is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in…
Priority HIGH 72CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
agent-zero 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, and 1.10 is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in python/helpers/file_browser.py:FileBrowser.save_file_b64. The save_file_b64 method accepts user-controlled file paths without normalization or validation, allowing path traversal attacks.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00771 55th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-51852
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h2gv-ghr5-8mhj
- 2026-10-07 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-07 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-07 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-07 Priority changed: LOW → HIGH
- 2026-10-14 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-51852 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-51852 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h2gv-ghr5-8mhj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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