# CVE-2026-85690: Plandex 2.2.1 Path Traversal via ApplyFiles

- Severity: CVSS 8.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-09-04 · Updated: 2026-09-04

## Affected

- plandex-ai plandex: through 2.2.1

## Description

Plandex 2.2.1 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the ApplyFiles function that allows attackers to write files outside the project directory. Attackers can influence model output through poisoned repository files or attacker-controlled context to write to arbitrary locations like shell rc or cron files, achieving code execution.

## What to do

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

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## References

- https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex/issues/352
- https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex
- https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex/blob/cli/v2.2.1/app/cli/lib/apply.go
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/plandex-2.2.1-path-traversal-via-applyfiles

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