A directory traversal vulnerability in the agentic-context-engine project versions up to 0.7.1 allows arbitrary file writes via the checkpoint_dir parameter in OfflineACE.run. The save_to_file method in ace/skillbook.py fails to normalize or validate filesystem paths, allowing traversal sequences to escape the intended checkpoint directory. This vulnerability allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary files accessible to the application process, potentially leading to application corruption, privilege escalation, or code execution depending on the deployment context.
History

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First Time appeared Kayba-ai
Kayba-ai agentic-context-engine
Vendors & Products Kayba-ai
Kayba-ai agentic-context-engine

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Title Agentic Context Engine Arbitrary File Write via Directory Traversal

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-22
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description A directory traversal vulnerability in the agentic-context-engine project versions up to 0.7.1 allows arbitrary file writes via the checkpoint_dir parameter in OfflineACE.run. The save_to_file method in ace/skillbook.py fails to normalize or validate filesystem paths, allowing traversal sequences to escape the intended checkpoint directory. This vulnerability allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary files accessible to the application process, potentially leading to application corruption, privilege escalation, or code execution depending on the deployment context.
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-31T15:08:04.780Z

Reserved: 2026-03-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2026-29870

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-03-31T15:04:49.006Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-03-31T15:16:12.733

Modified: 2026-04-01T14:24:02.583

Link: CVE-2026-29870

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