# CVE-2026-108890: BlackBeltTechnology pi-agent-dashboard Terminal terminal-handler.ts terminalManager.spawn improper authorization

> Remote attackers can exploit improper authorization in the terminal handler to execute commands, requiring a patch for pi-agent-dashboard.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Oct 2026
- **Updated:** 13 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q84p-gr6q-mp6g

## What is CVE-2026-108890?

CVE-2026-108890 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in BlackBeltTechnology pi-agent-dashboard, published on 12 Oct 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A vulnerability has been found in BlackBeltTechnology pi-agent-dashboard up to 0.8.0. Affected by this issue is the function terminalManager.spawn of the file packages/server/src/browser-handlers/terminal-handler.ts of the component Terminal Handler. The manipulation of the argument cwd leads to improper authorization. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of the patch is 48fd0bad5adfe76af9736599699d51a5f60019f6. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue. The vendor was contacted early, responded in a very professional manner and quickly released a fixed version of the affected product.

Weakness: CWE-285 (Improper Authorization), CWE-266 (Incorrect Privilege Assignment)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-108890?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-108890?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-108890 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-108890 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-108890 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-108890 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-108890 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in BlackBeltTechnology pi-agent-dashboard, published on 12 Oct 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-108890 exists.

Affected product: BlackBeltTechnology pi-agent-dashboard. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-108890/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-108890/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-108890
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-108890
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-108890

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-108890/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.