---
id: CVE-2026-72713
title: >-
  XAgent contains a path traversal vulnerability in the workspace file endpoint
  that allows self-registered or default-credential users to read arbitrary
  files on the host by supplying parent-directory segments in the `file_name`
  form fiel…
summary: >-
  XAgent contains a path traversal vulnerability in the workspace file endpoint
  that allows self-registered or default-credential users to read arbitrary
  files on the host by supplying parent-directory segments in the `file_name`
  form fiel…
severity: high
cvss: 7.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-22
published: '2026-08-11'
updated: '2026-09-24'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-24T20:43:32.537'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72713'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/OpenBMB/XAgent'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/OpenBMB/XAgent/commit/26f2b6edc75127af524f027c022b382967178e3a
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/OpenBMB/XAgent/issues/429'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/OpenBMB/XAgent/pull/432'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/xagent-path-traversal-arbitrary-file-read-via-workspace-file
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/OpenBMB/XAgent/issues/429'
    label: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00897
epssPercentile: 0.57836
ingestedAt: '2026-09-24T20:51:40.193Z'
---

## Overview

XAgent contains a path traversal vulnerability in the workspace file endpoint that allows self-registered or default-credential users to read arbitrary files on the host by supplying parent-directory segments in the `file_name` form field with no path containment check. Attackers can register an account without email verification, then submit crafted `file_name` values such as parent-directory traversal sequences to the `/workspace/file` handler to read host files including application secrets, database credentials, and system files outside the Docker sandbox.

## Remediation

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