Symlink Attack Affecting @boxlite-ai/boxlite package, versions <0.9.0
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- published21 May 2026
- disclosed16 May 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 16 May 2026
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How to fix?
Upgrade @boxlite-ai/boxlite to version 0.9.0 or higher.
Overview
@boxlite-ai/boxlite is a BoxLite - Embeddable micro-VM runtime for secure, isolated code execution
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Symlink Attack via improper path resolution during extraction of OCI image layer tarballs. An attacker can write arbitrary files to locations outside the intended extraction root by crafting a layer with a symlink pointing to an absolute host path and including file entries that traverse this symlink.