Jovancoding Network-AI up to 5.12.1 Backup EnvironmentManager.backup path traversal

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Jovancoding Network-AI up to 5.12.1. The impacted element is the function EnvironmentManager.backup of the component Backup. Executing a manipulation can lead to path traversal. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-58414. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability was found in Jovancoding Network-AI up to 5.12.1. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function EnvironmentManager.backup of the component Backup. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Network-AI is a TypeScript/Node.js multi-agent orchestrator. Prior to version 5.12.2, `EnvironmentManager.backup()` recursively collects files using `_collectBackupFiles()`. `_collectBackupFiles()` uses `statSync(full)`, which follows symlinks. If `data/<env>` contains a symlink to a directory outside the environment root, backup recursion follows the symlink and copies external files into `data/<env>/.backups/<backupId>/`. An attacker who can place a symlink under the environment data directory can cause backup operations to disclose files outside the environment root into backup artifacts. The issue is fixed in v5.12.2. `_collectBackupFiles()` now uses `lstatSync` instead of `statSync` and skips any entry where `isSymbolicLink()` is true. Symlinks are never traversed, so `backup()` can no longer follow a link out of the environment root and copy external files into a backup artifact.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-58414 since 06/30/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 5.12.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• Artificial Intelligence Software

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• Jovancoding

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• Network-AI

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• 5.12.0
• 5.12.1

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• Product: https://github.com/Jovancoding/Network-AI/

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