---
id: CVE-2026-108723
title: >-
  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
summary: >-
  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
  pointin…
severity: low
cvss: 2.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-59
published: '2026-10-11'
updated: '2026-10-11'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-11T13:17:15.840'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-108723'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/QingYunA/answer-me-with-html'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/QingYunA/answer-me-with-html/blob/b275eba8d4cc49bcb4bbc28459863f4b49a480f9/src/code.js#L74-L105
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: 'https://hackmd.io/@haind/answer-me-with-html-code-src-symlink-escape'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/answer-me-with-html-through-0.5.0-symlink-following-in-code-block-src-embedding
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
tags:
  - nvd
ingestedAt: '2026-10-11T13:51:17.028Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.