What is CVE-2026-39981?

CVE-2026-39981 is a high-severity vulnerability in Agixt, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-04-09.

How severe is CVE-2026-39981?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Agixt

CVE-2026-39981

AGiXT is a dynamic AI Agent Automation Platform. Prior to 1.9.2, the safe_join() function in the essential_abilities extension fails to validate that resolved file paths remain within the designated agent workspace. An authenticated attack…

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.001 (16.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Agixt
Josh-xt Agixt — versions < 1.9.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
security-advisories@github.com (Product, x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-39981?: CVE-2026-39981 is a high-severity vulnerability in Agixt, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-04-09.
How severe is CVE-2026-39981?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.