CVE-2026-15331: Path Traversal in zhayujie CowAgent
A vulnerability was identified in zhayujie CowAgent up to 2.1.0. The affected element is the function _add_url/_add_package of the file agent/skills/service.py of the component Skill Installation Handler. The manipulation of the argument Name leads to path traversal. The attack may be initiated remotely. Upgrading to version 2.1.2 is sufficient to fix this issue. The identifier of the patch is e85290cddcbb5ffc9c235927f4c92e5b4c3ec264. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in zhayujie CowAgent up to version 2.1.0 involves path traversal via the Name argument in the _add_url/_add_package functions of agent/skills/service.py. An attacker can remotely exploit this flaw to manipulate file paths, potentially accessing or modifying unintended files. The vendor has fixed the issue in version 2.1.2, with the patch identified by commit e85290cddcbb5ffc9c235927f4c92e5b4c3ec264.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an attacker with low privileges to perform path traversal attacks remotely, potentially leading to unauthorized access or modification of files on the affected system. The CVSS 4.0 base score is 5.3 (medium severity), indicating a moderate impact with no user interaction required and low attack complexity.
Mitigation Recommendations
A patch is available and upgrading to zhayujie CowAgent version 2.1.2 is sufficient to remediate this vulnerability. Since this is a cloud service, the vendor manages remediation for the cloud-hosted environment; users should verify with the vendor that their service instances have been updated accordingly.
CVE-2026-15331: Path Traversal in zhayujie CowAgent
Description
A vulnerability was identified in zhayujie CowAgent up to 2.1.0. The affected element is the function _add_url/_add_package of the file agent/skills/service.py of the component Skill Installation Handler. The manipulation of the argument Name leads to path traversal. The attack may be initiated remotely. Upgrading to version 2.1.2 is sufficient to fix this issue. The identifier of the patch is e85290cddcbb5ffc9c235927f4c92e5b4c3ec264. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.
CVSS v4.0
Score 5.3medium
Affected software
pkg:github/zhayujie/CowAgentcpe:2.3:a:zhayujie:cowagent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Run on your own infrastructure? Check whether these packages are installed with threat-finder — our free open-source scanner.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in zhayujie CowAgent up to version 2.1.0 involves path traversal via the Name argument in the _add_url/_add_package functions of agent/skills/service.py. An attacker can remotely exploit this flaw to manipulate file paths, potentially accessing or modifying unintended files. The vendor has fixed the issue in version 2.1.2, with the patch identified by commit e85290cddcbb5ffc9c235927f4c92e5b4c3ec264.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an attacker with low privileges to perform path traversal attacks remotely, potentially leading to unauthorized access or modification of files on the affected system. The CVSS 4.0 base score is 5.3 (medium severity), indicating a moderate impact with no user interaction required and low attack complexity.
Mitigation Recommendations
A patch is available and upgrading to zhayujie CowAgent version 2.1.2 is sufficient to remediate this vulnerability. Since this is a cloud service, the vendor manages remediation for the cloud-hosted environment; users should verify with the vendor that their service instances have been updated accordingly.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulDB
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-09T18:37:47.214Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Is Cloud Service
- true
Threat ID: 6a50809568715ace4306374d
Added to database: 07/10/2026, 05:18:13 UTC
Last enriched: 07/10/2026, 05:33:51 UTC
Last updated: 07/10/2026, 07:55:36 UTC
Views: 4
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