CVE-2026-85690
Plandex 2.2.1 Path Traversal via ApplyFiles
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.5 High
- Published
- Sep 4, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 4, 2026
- Reserved
- Sep 4, 2026
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 8.5 High | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | VulnCheck |
| 3.1 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
plandexplandex-ai |
|
References
- GitHub Issue #352issue-tracking
- https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandexproduct
- https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex/blob/cli/v2.2.1/app/cli/lib/apply.gotechnical-description
- VulnCheck Advisory: Plandex 2.2.1 Path Traversal via ApplyFilesthird-party-advisory
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