# CVE-2026-77361: obsidian-tc symlink path mismatch bypasses read ACL restrictions

- Also known as: GHSA-C5XX-H28H-F682
- Severity: CVSS 4.7 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.3.1
- Published: 2026-10-13 · Updated: 2026-10-16

## Affected

- The-40-Thieves obsidian-tc: fixed in 1.3.1
- obsidian-tc (npm): fixed in 1.3.1

## Description

obsidian-tc is a governed, agent-ready Model Context Protocol server for Obsidian vaults. Prior to 1.3.1, read access-control list (ACL) checks use a lexical vault-relative path while containment checks use the resolved path. An in-vault symlink under an allowed glob that resolves into a denied folder can therefore bypass the read ACL and expose files in the denied folder. Exploitation requires an out-of-band-planted symlink and does not permit an escape from the vault root. Version 1.3.1 fixes the vulnerability by applying ACL checks to the resolved vault-relative path.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on The-40-Thieves obsidian-tc, obsidian-tc, upgrade to a fixed version (1.3.1) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/The-40-Thieves/obsidian-tc/security/advisories/GHSA-c5xx-h28h-f682
- https://github.com/The-40-Thieves/obsidian-tc/pull/76
- https://github.com/The-40-Thieves/obsidian-tc/commit/c81d1687e2cfec98a0d8bc5038c029f41ea9c920
- https://github.com/The-40-Thieves/obsidian-tc/releases/tag/v1.3.1

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