# CVE-2026-97365: chonkie-inc littrs lib.rs mount path traversal

> Remote attackers can exploit a path traversal vulnerability in the littrs library's mount function to read or modify arbitrary files.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Sep 2026
- **Updated:** 29 Sep 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j65r-rjxh-fgc4, GHSA-pmh4-7cvf-mhhx

## What is CVE-2026-97365?

CVE-2026-97365 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in chonkie-inc littrs, published on 24 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was determined in chonkie-inc littrs 0.6.1/0.6.2. Impacted is the function Sandbox::mount of the file crates/littrs/src/lib.rs. Executing a manipulation of the argument relative can lead to path traversal. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-97365?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-97365?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-97365 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-97365 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-97365 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-97365 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-97365 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in chonkie-inc littrs, published on 24 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-97365 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: chonkie-inc littrs. 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-2026-97365/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-97365/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-97365
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97365
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-97365

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-97365/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.