CVE-2026-53598
HIGHPrompty: Arbitrary File Read via ${file:path} Reference Expansion
Title source: cnaDescription
Prompty is a markdown file format (.prompty) for LLM prompts. Prior to 2.0.0-beta.2, Prompty loaders expanded ${file:...} references in .prompty frontmatter without enforcing that resolved paths stayed within the prompt directory or allowed roots, allowing an attacker-controlled prompt file to read local files through absolute paths, .. traversal, or symlink escapes. This issue is fixed in versions 2.0.0-beta.2.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
X_Refsource_Confirm x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/microsoft/prompty/security/advisories/GHSA-wxhm-2mq7-7697
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/microsoft/prompty/commit/88ac9948d7d37995edbb2f6d36913436626c39e1
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0106
EPSS Percentile
61.1%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-200
CWE-22
Status
published
Products (5)
crates.io/prompty
0 - 2.0.0-beta.2crates.io
microsoft/prompty
< 2.0.0-beta.2
nuget/Prompty.Core
0 - 2.0.0-beta.2NuGet
prompty/core
0 - 2.0.0-beta.2npm
pypi/prompty
0 - 2.0.0b2PyPI
Published
Jul 16, 2026
Tracked Since
Jul 16, 2026