CVE-2026-85690

HIGH 7.8

Plandex 2.2.1 Path Traversal via ApplyFiles

CVSS Score

7.8

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

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.

CWE	CWE-22
Vendor	plandex-ai
Product	plandex
Published	Sep 4, 2026
Last Updated	Sep 4, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Affected Versions

plandex-ai / plandex

0 ≤ 2.2.1

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

github.com: https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex/issues/352 github.com: https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex github.com: https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex/blob/cli/v2.2.1/app/cli/lib/apply.go vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/plandex-2.2.1-path-traversal-via-applyfiles

Credits

George Chen