# CVE-2026-82112: houtini-ai houtini-lm code_task_files index.ts path traversal

> A path traversal vulnerability in houtini-lm allows remote attackers to access unauthorized files via the code_task_files component.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 28 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f9x9-cpq7-ghg5

## What is CVE-2026-82112?

CVE-2026-82112 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in houtini-ai houtini-lm, published on 28 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A flaw has been found in houtini-ai houtini-lm up to 2.13.2. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file src/index.ts of the component code_task_files. Executing a manipulation can lead to path traversal. The attack can be launched remotely. This patch is called 35d97bca0531894da36a85aedb95312da1bd5b7a. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-82112?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-82112?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-82112 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-82112 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-82112 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-82112 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-82112 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in houtini-ai houtini-lm, published on 28 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-82112 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: houtini-ai houtini-lm. 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-2026-82112/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-82112/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-82112
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-82112
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-82112

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-82112/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.