CVE-2026-109965 (GCVE-0-2026-109965)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-10-13 14:00
Modified
2026-10-13 15:29
Severity ?
8.4 (High) - CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
7.1 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-59 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Summary
Serena before 2.0.0 contains an improper link resolution vulnerability that allows attackers to access files outside the project root by committing symlinks inside a repository. Project.is_path_in_project() normalizes paths lexically without resolving symlinks, so file tools like read_file and create_text_file can read or overwrite files such as SSH keys or cloud credentials.
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Impacted products
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oraios serena Version: 0   ≤
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