CVE-2026-54328
HIGHPi: Predictable temporary extension install paths allow local privilege escalation on shared Linux hosts
Title source: cnaDescription
Pi is a minimal terminal coding harness. From 0.74.0 until 0.78.1, Pi versions with temporary npm or git extension package installs used predictable paths under the operating system temporary directory. On Linux-based multi-user systems, a local attacker who can write to the shared temporary directory could prepare the expected package location before another user runs pi with a temporary extension package source. Pi could then load attacker-controlled extension code in the victim user's process. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.78.1.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
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https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/security/advisories/GHSA-jfgx-wxx8-mp94
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/pull/5345
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/commit/a98e087e5d08ea2a536bf73dbb0aebb87c3ef72e
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https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/commit/ea3465a8e371a12d0167a06b60f93878e3a3df44
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/releases/tag/v0.78.1
Scores
CVSS v3
7.3
EPSS
0.0011
EPSS Percentile
1.8%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-379
Status
published
Products (1)
earendil-works/pi
>= 0.74.0, < 0.78.1
Published
Jun 23, 2026
Tracked Since
Jun 24, 2026