agentverus-scanner Companion Code Analysis Bypass via Excluded Python Bytecode
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-693.
Summary
agentverus-scanner fails to analyze compiled Python bytecode files in companion code directories, allowing attackers to bypass security scanning by shipping malicious __pycache__ entries alongside benign source files. Attackers can execute arbitrary Python bytecode on import while the scanner reports a CERTIFIED verdict with high trust scores in both static and semantic analysis modes.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| agentverus | agentverus-scanner | up to 0.8.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- agentverus-scanner Vendoragentverus Affected up to 0.8.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-84811
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7r9q-g8p5-w7pp
References
More agentverus vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-65112 agentverus agentverus-scanner context.js isSecurityDefenseSkill reliance on untrusted inputs in a security decision CVSS 4.0LOW 2.4
Sources
- CVE-2026-84811 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-84811 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7r9q-g8p5-w7pp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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