Path traversal in mistralai mistral-vibe
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An arbitrary file read vulnerability in Mistral Vibe, introduced in version 2.6.0, allows an attacker to bypass workspace restrictions using quoted absolute paths in allowlisted shell commands. Improper handling of quotation marks during path validation enables files outside the active workspace to be read without user approval.
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-87983
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wcxh-p9m4-jq8r
- 2026-11-04 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
More mistralai vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-81009 Remote code execution in Mistral Vibe via Git filter drivers CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-63252 Mistral Vibe before 2.25.5 Remote Code Execution via git post-checkout CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2026-60017 An arbitrary code execution vulnerability in Mistral Vibe allows an attacker to bypass… CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-60016 An arbitrary code execution vulnerability in Mistral Vibe allows an attacker to bypass… CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-60015 An arbitrary code execution vulnerability in Mistral Vibe allows an attacker to bypass… CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-60018 Incorrect permission assignment in mistralai mistral-vibe CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2026-87983 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-87983 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wcxh-p9m4-jq8r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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