Phi 0.3.0 through 0.28.4 contains a permission bypass vulnerability that allows spawned sub-agents to escape workspace_only_writes and readonly mode by supplying an unchecked workdir to agent_spawn. Attackers can plant prompt-injected instructions in processed content so the agent spawns a worker rooted elsewhere, causing unapproved file writes anywhere the user can write.
CVE-2026-108595
MEDIUMPre-NVD 5.35.3Trending — 4 sources updated this week
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence
“—” beside the score: it is equal to the CVSS score beside it.
Score 5.3 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-10-10. A secondary CVSS source baseline 5.3; sources differ by 0.0.
Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: EPSS, GitHub Security Advisory, a secondary CVSS source
5.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorRemediate within your standard update timelines (the SSVC decision on this page).
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0.3%CVSS: 5.3Exploit: None knownExposed services: Not assessed
No fix is confirmed yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for the fix.
- CVSS v3
- 5.3
- EG Score
- 5.3MEDIUMhigh confidence
- EG Risk
- 24EG Risk 24/100
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computed (value × EchelonGraph’s weight)Severity53% × 45%The EG Score, 5.3 of 10.Exploitation0.3% × 40%FIRST EPSS: the 30-day exploitation probability when EchelonGraph scored this CVE.Automatability0% × 15%CISA's BOD 26-04 default: no one has published Automatable for this CVE, and CISA treats it as “no” for a CVE not in KEV.SSVC (CISA's decision table, applied by EchelonGraph): Track at low or medium mission impact; Track* at high (mission-essential systems).Exploitation none (no CISA value, KEV listing or exploit code on record) · Automatable no (CISA's BOD 26-04 default) · Technical impact total (CISA's BOD 26-04 default). EchelonGraph holds no SSVC assessment of this CVE from CISA: none of these inputs is from Vulnrichment. EchelonGraph applied CISA's decision table to them; CISA publishes SSVC inputs and the table, not a decision for each CVE.Action: No fix is confirmed yet. Restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation within your standard update timelines, and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix. - EPSS PROB
- 0.3%
- EPSS %ILE
- 16th
- KEV
- Not listed
SSVC (CISA's decision table, applied by EchelonGraph)Track at low or medium mission impact; Track* at high (mission-essential systems).
No fix is confirmed yet. Restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation within your standard update timelines, and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix.
Exploitation none (no CISA value, KEV listing or exploit code on record) · Automatable no (CISA's BOD 26-04 default) · Technical impact total (CISA's BOD 26-04 default). EchelonGraph holds no SSVC assessment of this CVE from CISA: none of these inputs is from Vulnrichment. EchelonGraph applied CISA's decision table to them; CISA publishes SSVC inputs and the table, not a decision for each CVE. Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it. CISA's table makes it high when Mission Prevalence is Essential — the vulnerable component "directly provides capabilities that constitute at least one MEF for at least one entity" (MEF: mission essential function) — or when Public Well-Being Impact is Irreversible: "multiple fatalities are likely", the cyber-physical system "is likely lost or destroyed", "extreme or serious externalities" are imposed on other parties, or social systems such as elections or the financial grid "are destabilized and potentially collapse". CISA's decision table
BOD 26-04 (CISA's remediation timeline, Table 1)14 days if the affected system is publicly exposed; Fix on system upgrade if it is not.
In CISA KEV no (CISA's KEV catalog) · Automatable no (CISA's BOD 26-04 default) · Technical impact total (CISA's BOD 26-04 default). Where an input reads “CISA's BOD 26-04 default”, no one has published it for this CVE, and CISA's implementation guidance says: “If “Automatable” and “Technical Impact” information items about a CVE ID are not available and the CVE ID is not in the KEV Catalog, CISA will treat its values as “no” and “total,” respectively, until CISA or a third party provides metadata about the CVE ID. CISA will always provide the Vulnrichment data for a CVE ID listed in the KEV Catalog.” Whether your system is publicly exposed is yours to answer. BOD 26-04 binds US Federal Civilian Executive Branch agencies; for anyone else it is CISA's published timeline, a reference rather than an obligation. The directive · how EchelonGraph applies it
Published
October 10, 2026
Last Modified
October 10, 2026
Advisory Details (5)
Auto-updated Oct 10, 2026No fix on record yet.
Web page
Phi 0.3.0 through 0.28.4 Permission Bypass via agent_spawn Workdir | Advisories | VulnCheck
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phi-0.3.0-through-0.28.4-permission-bypass-via-agent-spawn-workdirWeb page
GitHub - pulseaiclub/phi: a coding agent, rpc plugin, sub-agents, hashline edits, and mcp · GitHub
https://github.com/pulseaiclub/phiWeb page
phi/internal/agent/engine_runner.go at 5b3cb440a7c58115ef64283a737a43299f2805a4 · pulseaiclub/phi · GitHub
https://github.com/pulseaiclub/phi/blob/5b3cb440a7c58115ef64283a737a43299f2805a4/internal/agent/engine_runner.go#L52-L60Web page
phi/internal/tools/agenttool/agent.go at 5b3cb440a7c58115ef64283a737a43299f2805a4 · pulseaiclub/phi · GitHub
https://github.com/pulseaiclub/phi/blob/5b3cb440a7c58115ef64283a737a43299f2805a4/internal/tools/agenttool/agent.go#L106-L120Web page
Phi sub-agent worker escapes the parent readonly workspace via a model-selected workdir - HackMD
https://hackmd.io/@haind/phi-subagent-workdir-workspace-escapeVendor Advisories for CVE-2026-108595(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 9× in last 30d)
Each row is a time one of our pipelines fetched, updated or re-scored this CVE. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. An arrow marks a change the record states ("CVSS v3 → 9.1"); EPSS and GHSA rows show the values recorded at that time, not what changed (EPSS values are rounded; hover one for the exact figures). Most recent first.
- 2026-10-11 20:13 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-10-11 18:28 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-10-11 18:28 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-x8rp-9mrq-5584 · GitHub CVSS 5.3
- 2026-10-11 18:26 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-10-11 14:59 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-10-11 13:48 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.3% · 16th percentile
- 2026-10-10 19:30 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-10-10 18:27 UTCEG score recomputeFirst assessed: 5.3 MEDIUM
- 2026-10-10 18:25 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked
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Frequently asked(5)
What is CVE-2026-108595?
CVE-2026-108595 is a medium-severity vulnerability; its CVE record was published on October 10, 2026. Phi 0.3.0 through 0.28.4 contains a permission bypass vulnerability that allows spawned sub-agents to escape workspaceonlywrites and readonly mode by supplying an unchecked workdir to agent_spawn. Attackers can plant prompt-injected instructions in processed content so the agent spawns a worker…
When was CVE-2026-108595 made public?
CVE-2026-108595 was made public on October 9, 2026: that is the date its CVE record's CNA, VulnCheck, gives for when the vulnerability was made public. The CVE record itself was published on October 10, 2026. EchelonGraph's copy of the record carries a last-modified date of October 10, 2026; the record at its source may have been updated since.
Is CVE-2026-108595 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-108595 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (16th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-108595?
CVE-2026-108595 has a CVSS base score of 5.3 (a secondary CVSS source that NVD displays; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-108595?
No fix for CVE-2026-108595 is confirmed yet. Until one is published, restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation — for example, keep it off the internet or limit it to trusted networks — and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2026-108595 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.
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