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Fencer Vulns
high 7.3

CVE-2026-54328 json

Pi: Predictable temporary extension install paths allow local privilege escalation on shared Linux hosts

published 2026-06-17 4 mo ago modified 2026-10-25 14 d ago also GHSA-jfgx-wxx8-mp94 , EUVD-2026-38580

cvss
7.3
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.2%
EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 5%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • npm @earendil-works/pi-coding-agent 0.78.1

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
4 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 5% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
GitHub 3.1 7.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
npm @earendil-works/pi-coding-agent
>=0.74.0, <0.78.1
0.78.1
npm @mariozechner/pi-coding-agent
>=0.50.0, <=0.73.1
 no fix listed

Affected products

  • earendil-works pi

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-379 Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure Permissions

References

Sources

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