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CVE-2026-48716

nanobot: Path traversal via unsanitized WhatsApp document fileName enables arbitrary file write

Published: Jun 18, 2026Updated: Jun 22, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-22

Description

nanobot is a personal AI assistant. In versions 0.1.5.post3 and prior, the WhatsApp bridge in bridge/src/whatsapp.ts constructs a filesystem path using the fileName field from an incoming WhatsApp document message without sanitization. The WhatsApp bridge downloads media attachments and writes them to disk using a filename derived from the sender's message via documentMessage.fileName, which is concatenated with a prefix and its raw value is passed directly to path.join(mediaDir, outFilename). Node.js path.join resolves .. components, allowing an attacker to escape the intended media/ directory by sending a document with a crafted fileName such as ../../../.ssh/authorized_keys. Because the attacker also controls the file content (the downloaded buffer), this is a write-anywhere primitive — both path and content are attacker-controlled. A fix for this issue is planned for version 0.1.5.post4.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:NUI:NS:CC:NI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High

Weaknesses

Affected Products

hkudsICS / OT / IoTaka openharness, nanobot, lightrag

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Exploitability

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
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Timeline

Published
Jun 18, 2026
Last Updated
Jun 22, 2026

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