CVE-2026-122235
Jan from 0.8.5 before 0.8.8 contains a workspace guard bypass vulnerability in the agent-tools gate.rs that allows attackers to write files outside the workspace via dangling symlinks. Attackers supplying a malicious repository can use prompt injection to make the write or edit tools follow symlinks, creating files like ~/.ssh/authorized_keys on the host.
Published:Nov 4, 2026
Last Modified:Nov 4, 2026
EPS:Nov 4, 2026
EPSS Score:
CVSS Score:4.7
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Janhq
Product
Jan
Janhq
Jan
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
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User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
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Integrity
None
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High
Availability
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High
