Low severity · published Oct 11, 2026
CVE-2026-108723
answer-me-with-html through 0.5.0 Symlink Following in Code Block src Embedding
2.5
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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 vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 3% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AN
answer-me-with-html · QingYunA
through 0.5.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-108723
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-108723
third-party-advisory
https://hackmd.io/@haind/answer-me-with-html-code-src-symlink-escape
technical-description
https://github.com/QingYunA/answer-me-with-html/blob/b275eba8d4cc49bcb4bbc28459863f4b49a480f9/src/code.js#L74-L105
product
https://github.com/QingYunA/answer-me-with-html
third-party-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/answer-me-with-html-through-0.5.0-symlink-following-in-code-block-src-embedding