CVE-2026-109965 PUBLISHED

Serena before 2.0.0 Symlink Following in File Tools Allows Access Outside Project Root

Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 13.10.2026 Published: 13.10.2026 Updated: 13.10.2026

Serena before 2.0.0 contains an improper link resolution vulnerability that allows attackers to access files outside the project root by committing symlinks inside a repository. Project.is_path_in_project() normalizes paths lexically without resolving symlinks, so file tools like read_file and create_text_file can read or overwrite files such as SSH keys or cloud credentials.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 8.4

Product Status

Vendor oraios
Product serena
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 2.0.0 (excl.)

Credits

  • George Chen finder

References

Problem Types

  • Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') CWE