Network-AI: Poisoned environment backup manifest allows arbitrary recursive deletion during backup pruning
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Network-AI is a TypeScript/Node.js multi-agent orchestrator. Prior to version 5.12.2, `EnvironmentManager.listBackups()` reads each backup's `_manifest.json` and trusts the manifest's `path` field. `EnvironmentManager.pruneBackups()` later passes that trusted `entry.path` directly to `rmSync(entry.path, { recursive: true, force: true })`. An attacker who can place or modify a manifest inside `data/<env>/.backups/<name>/_manifest.json` can cause `network-ai env backup prune --env <env> --keep <n>` or any code path invoking `pruneBackups()` to recursively delete an arbitrary path accessible to the Network-AI process user. This is fixed in v5.12.2. `pruneBackups()` no longer passes `entry.path` from the on-disk manifest to `rmSync`. The deletion path is recomputed from a format-validated `entry.backupId`, and a `dirname` containment check confines deletion to exactly one level under the backups directory. A poisoned manifest (e.g. `"path": "/"`) is now inert.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jovancoding | Network-AI | before 5.12.2 | 5.12.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- Network-AI VendorJovancoding Affected before 5.12.2 Fixed in 5.12.2 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:network-ai:network-ai:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 5.12.2 | Vulnerable | Jovancoding |
- cpe:2.3:a:network-ai:network-ai:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.12.2 Vulnerable ·Jovancoding
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Network-AI (Jovancoding) Fixed in 5.12.2
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-58484
References
More Jovancoding Network-ai vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-42085 Network-AI: AgentRuntime sandbox path-prefix checks allow file access outside the configured base directory CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2026-42086 Network-AI: ApprovalInbox HTTP server has no authentication — anyone can approve pending agent actions CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
- TI-2026-42024 EnvironmentManager.restore() backup ID path traversal copies arbitrary directories into environment data CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2026-42025 Path traversal in Jovancoding Network-AI CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2026-34330 Network-AI: Unauthenticated Cross-Origin MCP Tool Invocation via Empty Default Secret CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.6
Sources
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