Low 2.5Published Oct 11, 2026

CVE-2026-108723answer-me-with-html through 0.5.0 Symlink Following in Code Block src Embedding

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 28, 2026, 11:10 AM ET)

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Exploited in the last 30 days

answer-me-with-html through 0.5.0 contains a link following vulnerability in the am CLI code block src= embedding, where localPath() checks only path text without resolving symlinks. Attackers can ship a repository with a symlink pointing outside the checkout so am render embeds readable external files into generated HTML, disclosing them when shared.

CVSS: 2.5 LOW (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-59
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: VulnCheck
NVD analysis: Deferred
Record last updated: Oct 18, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 11, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

QingYunA answer-me-with-html qingyuna:answer_me_with_html (from the name)	through 0.5.0	CNA record

References

References

https://hackmd.io/@haind/answer-me-with-html-code-src-symlink-escape	third-party-advisory
https://github.com/QingYunA/answer-me-with-html/blob/b275eba8d4cc49bcb4bbc28459863f4b49a480f9/src/code.js#L74-L105	technical-description
https://github.com/QingYunA/answer-me-with-html	product
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/answer-me-with-html-through-0.5.0-symlink-following-in-code-block-src-embedding	third-party-advisory

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