CVE-2026-108723

LOW 2.5

answer-me-with-html through 0.5.0 Symlink Following in Code Block src Embedding

CVSS Score

2.5

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

answer-me-with-html through 0.5.0 contains a link following vulnerability in the am CLI code block src= embedding, where localPath() checks only path text without resolving symlinks. Attackers can ship a repository with a symlink pointing outside the checkout so am render embeds readable external files into generated HTML, disclosing them when shared.

CWE	CWE-59
Vendor	qingyuna
Product	answer-me-with-html
Published	Oct 11, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Affected Versions

QingYunA / answer-me-with-html

0 ≤ 0.5.0

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

hackmd.io: https://hackmd.io/@haind/answer-me-with-html-code-src-symlink-escape github.com: https://github.com/QingYunA/answer-me-with-html/blob/b275eba8d4cc49bcb4bbc28459863f4b49a480f9/src/code.js#L74-L105 github.com: https://github.com/QingYunA/answer-me-with-html vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/answer-me-with-html-through-0.5.0-symlink-following-in-code-block-src-embedding

Credits

HaiND from the Post and Telecommunication Institute of Technology