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SCA: security update for agixt (GHSA-5gfj-64gh-mgmw)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 440092

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - AGiXT is a dynamic AI Agent Automation Platform. Prior to 1.9.2, the safe_join() function in the
 essential_abilities extension fails to validate that resolved file paths remain within the designated
 agent workspace. An authenticated attacker can use directory traversal sequences to read, write, or delete
 arbitrary files on the server hosting the AGiXT instance. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.9.2.
 (CVE-2026-39981)

Solution

Update the agixt library and its related packages to version 1.9.2 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5gfj-64gh-mgmw

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 440092

Version: Revision 1.12

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 4/9/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.83

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-39981

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/8/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/8/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-39981

cwe: CWE-22