UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following Affecting skillctl package, versions <0.1.2
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- published28 Jun 2026
- disclosed5 Jun 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 5 Jun 2026
New CVE NOT AVAILABLE CWE-22 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade skillctl to version 0.1.2 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following via improper validation of file paths and symlinks in multiple processes. An attacker can access or delete arbitrary files and directories on the system by supplying malicious symlinks, manipulating configuration fields such as destination or source_path, or using crafted command-line arguments. This is only exploitable if a user processes a malicious skills library or merges a pull request containing a crafted .skills.toml file.