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Description
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.
Exploits & detection
No public PoC or detection template found yet.
Timeline
- Published: 04 Nov 2026
- Last modified upstream: 04 Nov 2026
Sources & licenses
- CVE / CVSS / CWE
- NVD record ↗ (unmodified). This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. CVE® © The MITRE Corporation.
- Exploitation
- CISA KEV (CC0) · EPSS by FIRST.org
- References used for the analysis
- https://github.com/janhq/jan/commit/840c33e65182ba9975d32f710c5d111e25444b65
- https://github.com/janhq/jan/pull/9424
- https://github.com/janhq/jan/releases/tag/v0.8.8
- https://github.com/janhq/jan/security/advisories/GHSA-7j4g-mj5j-p842
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/jan-0.8.5-before-0.8.8-workspace-guard-bypass-via-dangling-symlink
- Analysis, summary and remediation
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