# CVE-2026-108595: Phi 0.3.0 through 0.28.4 Permission Bypass via agent\_spawn Workdir

- Severity: CVSS 6.0 (Medium), CNA
- 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
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-10-10 · Updated: 2026-10-13

## Affected

- pulseaiclub phi: from 0.3.0, through 0.28.4

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on pulseaiclub phi, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://hackmd.io/@haind/phi-subagent-workdir-workspace-escape
- https://github.com/pulseaiclub/phi/blob/5b3cb440a7c58115ef64283a737a43299f2805a4/internal/tools/agenttool/agent.go#L106-L120
- https://github.com/pulseaiclub/phi/blob/5b3cb440a7c58115ef64283a737a43299f2805a4/internal/agent/engine_runner.go#L52-L60
- https://github.com/pulseaiclub/phi
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phi-0.3.0-through-0.28.4-permission-bypass-via-agent-spawn-workdir

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