open-multi-agent (@open-multi-agent/core) 1.5.0 through 1.21.2 contains a link following vulnerability in the file_write tool sandbox that allows attackers to create files outside the workspace root by using dangling symlinks. Attackers can plant a dangling symlink in the workspace and steer the agent via prompt injection to write attacker-influenced content anywhere the agent process can write.
Fix
Nothing published yet: no patch, vendor advisory or mitigation reference on NVD, no vendor advisory in the News for this CVE, not in CISA's KEV, no fixed package version. BaselineWatch does not guess at one.
Change history 2
- StatusReceived → DeferredNVD modified 2026-10-16 19:21
- First seenCVSS 5.7NVD modified 2026-10-13 19:18
Affected (CPE criteria) 0
NVD has not attached CPE configurations yet.
References 6
- https://github.com/open-multi-agent/open-multi-agent
- https://github.com/open-multi-agent/open-multi-agent/blob/6ec5498643c7e431aa66751f17f47a529e7f927c/packages/core/src/tool/built-in/file-write.ts#L67
- https://github.com/open-multi-agent/open-multi-agent/blob/6ec5498643c7e431aa66751f17f47a529e7f927c/packages/core/src/tool/built-in/path-safety.ts#L104-L113
- https://hackmd.io/@haind/open-multi-agent-file-write-dangling-symlink-escape
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/open-multi-agent-1.5.0-through-1.21.2-sandbox-escape-via-file-write-dangling-symlink
- https://hackmd.io/@haind/open-multi-agent-file-write-dangling-symlink-escape