CVE-2026-85690: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in plandex-ai plandex
Plandex 2.2.1 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the ApplyFiles function that allows attackers to write files outside the project directory. Attackers can influence model output through poisoned repository files or attacker-controlled context to write to arbitrary locations like shell rc or cron files, achieving code execution.
CVE-2026-85690: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in plandex-ai plandex
Description
Plandex 2.2.1 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the ApplyFiles function that allows attackers to write files outside the project directory. Attackers can influence model output through poisoned repository files or attacker-controlled context to write to arbitrary locations like shell rc or cron files, achieving code execution.
CVSS v4.0
Score 8.5high
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulnCheck
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-04T13:51:44.303Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a9adb47acd9273b49bef5d3
Added to database: 09/04/2026, 14:52:55 UTC
Last updated: 09/04/2026, 23:29:44 UTC
Views: 6
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