CVE-2026-40518
HIGHByteDance DeerFlow Path Traversal and Arbitrary File Write via Bootstrap Mode
Title source: cnaDescription
ByteDance DeerFlow before commit 2176b2b contains a path traversal and arbitrary file write vulnerability in bootstrap-mode custom-agent creation where the agent name validation is bypassed. Attackers can supply traversal-style values or absolute paths as the agent name to influence directory creation and write files outside the intended custom-agent directory, potentially achieving arbitrary file write on the system subject to filesystem permissions.
Scores
CVSS v3
7.1
EPSS
0.0003
EPSS Percentile
8.6%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-22
Status
published
Products (1)
bytedance/deer-flow
< 2176b2bbfccfce25ceee08318813f96d843a13fd
Published
Apr 17, 2026
Tracked Since
Apr 17, 2026