Arbitrary file write via prompt path traversal
Published Aug 20, 2026 · Updated Aug 20, 2026
Path traversal in DirectoryPromptRegistry.set() in Banks before 2.4.5 allows remote authenticated users to write files via crafted prompt fields. The method builds a filesystem path from untrusted Prompt.name and Prompt.version values, accepts dot segments and absolute names, writes Prompt.raw to the resolved path, and _load() later reconstructs the poisoned path from index.json. Exposure requires an application to pass user-controlled prompt metadata into the registry; overwrite=True also replaces existing writable files, but the documented impact is bounded to paths writable by the application process.
Summary
What happened
Path traversal in DirectoryPromptRegistry.set() in Banks before 2.4.5 allows remote authenticated users to write files via crafted prompt fields. The method builds a filesystem path from untrusted Prompt.name and Prompt.version values, accepts dot segments and absolute names, writes Prompt.raw to the resolved path, and _load() later reconstructs the poisoned path from index.json. Exposure requires an application to pass user-controlled prompt metadata into the registry; overwrite=True also replaces existing writable files, but the documented impact is bounded to paths writable by the application process.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-71492
- Published
- Aug 20, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 20, 2026
- Vendor
- Massimiliano Pippi
- Product
- Banks
- Classifications
- CWE-22
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Aug 20, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 20, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=< 2.4.5
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