{"cve":"CVE-2026-108595","nvd":{"published":"2026-10-10T19:16:57.927","modified":"2026-10-16T19:21:14.417","status":"Deferred","description":"Phi 0.3.0 through 0.28.4 contains a permission bypass vulnerability that allows spawned sub-agents to escape workspace_only_writes and readonly mode by supplying an unchecked workdir to agent_spawn. Attackers can plant prompt-injected instructions in processed content so the agent spawns a worker rooted elsewhere, causing unapproved file writes anywhere the user can write.","cvss_v4":{"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","score":6.0},"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","score":5.3},"cwes":["CWE-863"],"references":["https://github.com/pulseaiclub/phi","https://github.com/pulseaiclub/phi/blob/5b3cb440a7c58115ef64283a737a43299f2805a4/internal/agent/engine_runner.go#L52-L60","https://github.com/pulseaiclub/phi/blob/5b3cb440a7c58115ef64283a737a43299f2805a4/internal/tools/agenttool/agent.go#L106-L120","https://hackmd.io/@haind/phi-subagent-workdir-workspace-escape","https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phi-0.3.0-through-0.28.4-permission-bypass-via-agent-spawn-workdir"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:58:01.639778232+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-108595","score":0.00315,"percentile":0.24219,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}