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Improper authorization in pi-agent-dashboard terminal spawn

Priority MEDIUM 57CWE-266Published · Updated

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

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00389 33rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
BlackBeltTechnologypi-agent-dashboard0.1; 0.2; 0.3; 0.4; 0.5; 0.6; 0.7; 0.8.0—No fix listedCNA
  • 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

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
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

  1. 2026-10-12 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-108890
  2. 2026-10-12 Alias added: GHSA-q84p-gr6q-mp6g
  3. 2026-10-13 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  4. 2026-10-13 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM

References

  • TI-2026-76313 Origin validation error in pi-agent-dashboard WebSocket Gateway CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3

Sources