Improper authorization in pi-agent-dashboard terminal spawn
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation, Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-266 and CWE-285.
Summary
BlackBeltTechnology pi-agent-dashboard up to 0.8.0 has an improper authorization flaw (CWE-285) in the terminalManager.spawn function, which mishandles the cwd argument. A remote attacker can exploit it with some user interaction, with low impact to confidentiality, integrity and availability. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and a public exploit is linked in the references.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
A vulnerability has been found in BlackBeltTechnology pi-agent-dashboard up to 0.8.0. Affected by this issue is the function terminalManager.spawn of the file packages/server/src/browser-handlers/terminal-handler.ts of the component Terminal Handler. The manipulation of the argument cwd leads to improper authorization. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of the patch is 48fd0bad5adfe76af9736599699d51a5f60019f6. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue. The vendor was contacted early, responded in a very professional manner and quickly released a fixed version of the affected product.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackBeltTechnology | pi-agent-dashboard | 0.1; 0.2; 0.3; 0.4; 0.5; 0.6; 0.7; 0.8.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- pi-agent-dashboard VendorBlackBeltTechnology Affected 0.1; 0.2; 0.3; 0.4; 0.5; 0.6; 0.7; 0.8.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names CNA · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:blackbelttechnology:pi-agent-dashboard:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | BlackBeltTechnology |
- cpe:2.3:a:blackbelttechnology:pi-agent-dashboard:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·BlackBeltTechnology
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for pi-agent-dashboard. The source suggests installing the patch with identifier 48fd0bad5adfe76af9736599699d51a5f60019f6.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-12 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-108890
- 2026-10-12 Alias added: GHSA-q84p-gr6q-mp6g
- 2026-10-13 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-13 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
References
Patch 2
More BlackBeltTechnology vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-76313 Origin validation error in pi-agent-dashboard WebSocket Gateway CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-108890 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-108890 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q84p-gr6q-mp6g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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