CVE-2026-71492
Banks: Path traversal in `DirectoryPromptRegistry.set()` allows arbitrary file write outside the registry root
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 6.0 Medium
- Published
- Aug 20, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 20, 2026
- Reserved
- Aug 6, 2026
Description
Banks generates meaningful LLM prompts using a simple template language. Prior to version 2.4.5, DirectoryPromptRegistry.set() in src/banks/registries/directory.py interpolates attacker-controlled Prompt.name and Prompt.version values into a Path without canonicalization or containment validation. Relative traversal such as ../victim/foo and an absolute Prompt.name can escape or discard the configured registry root, while overwrite=True permits replacement of existing target files. The poisoned name is persisted in index.json and reconstructed by _load(), allowing the out-of-root path to survive later registry loads. An application that forwards request data into these fields can therefore write Prompt.raw bytes to attacker-chosen paths writable by the application process. This issue is fixed in version 2.4.5.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 6.0 Medium | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | GitHub_M |
Weaknesses
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
banksmasci |
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References
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