VulnerabilityPublished 10 Apr 2026

CVE-2026-5998: zhayujie chatgpt-on-wechat CowAgent · Path Traversal

Affects zhayujie chatgpt-on-wechat CowAgentSource CVE Database V5

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Public exploit available · CVSS 6.9 Medium · fixed in 2.0.5 : patch zhayujie chatgpt-on-wechat CowAgent as a priority.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score

6.9Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 50% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch: Available – fixed in 2.0.5

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

Base metrics

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Attack Requirements: None
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Vulnerable system confidentiality: Low
Vulnerable system integrity: None
Vulnerable system availability: None
Subsequent system confidentiality: None
Subsequent system integrity: None
Subsequent system availability: None

Threat metrics

Exploit Maturity: POC

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable system is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed below, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed “remotely exploitable” and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: The attacker must take no measurable action to exploit the vulnerability. The attack requires no target-specific circumvention to exploit the vulnerability. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable system.
Attack Requirements: None: The successful attack does not depend on the deployment and execution conditions of the vulnerable system. The attacker can expect to be able to reach the vulnerability and execute the exploit under all or most instances of the vulnerability.
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files of the vulnerable system to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without interaction from any human user, other than the attacker.
Vulnerable system confidentiality: Low: There is some loss of confidentiality. Access to some restricted information is obtained, but the attacker does not have control over what information is obtained, or the amount or kind of loss is limited. The information disclosure does not cause a direct, serious loss to the Vulnerable System.
Vulnerable system integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the Vulnerable System.
Vulnerable system availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the Subsequent System or all confidentiality impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the Subsequent System or all integrity impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the Subsequent System or all availability impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Exploit Maturity: POC: Based on threat intelligence sources each of the following must apply: · Proof-of-concept is publicly available · No knowledge of reported attempts to exploit this vulnerability · No knowledge of publicly available solutions used to simplify attempts to exploit the vulnerability

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v4.0 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 10 Apr 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: evidence found.
CVSS exploit maturity: proof of concept public
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), CVSS vector, the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponized: A Metasploit exploit module or Exploit-DB entry exists (Metasploit scanner modules do not count), or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

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Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
zhayujiechatgpt-on-wechat CowAgent	Affected 2.0.0 – 2.0.4 5 affected builds	Fixed in–
GitHubzhayujie/chatgpt-on-wechat`pkg:github/zhayujie/chatgpt-on-wechat`Other threats	Affected 2.0.0 – 2.0.4 5 affected builds	Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Upgrade the chatgpt-on-wechat CowAgent to version 2.0.5 or later, which contains the official fix for this path traversal vulnerability. The vendor has confirmed the availability of this patch and recommends applying it promptly to mitigate the issue.

Description

A flaw has been found in zhayujie chatgpt-on-wechat CowAgent up to 2.0.4. This affects the function dispatch of the file agent/memory/service.py of the component API Memory Content Endpoint. This manipulation of the argument filename causes path traversal. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used. Upgrading to version 2.0.5 mitigates this issue. Patch name: 174ee0cafc9e8e9d97a23c305418251485b8aa89. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The vendor was contacted early, responded in a very professional manner and quickly released a fixed version of the affected product.

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to perform path traversal, potentially accessing files outside the intended directory scope. This can lead to unauthorized information disclosure. The CVSS 4.0 base score of 6.9 reflects a medium severity impact with no required privileges or user interaction.

Summary

A path traversal vulnerability was identified in the chatgpt-on-wechat CowAgent product by zhayujie, affecting versions 2.0.0 through 2.0.4. The vulnerability arises from improper handling of the filename argument in the API Memory Content Endpoint (agent/memory/service.py), enabling remote attackers to traverse directories and potentially access unauthorized files. The vendor responded promptly and released version 2.0.5 containing a patch (commit 174ee0cafc9e8e9d97a23c305418251485b8aa89) that mitigates this issue.

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