CVE-2026-44641

Microsoft APM: plugin.json component paths escape plugin root and copy arbitrary host files during install

Published May 15, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Microsoft APM is an open-source, community-driven dependency manager for AI agents. Prior to 0.8.12, Microsoft APM normalizes marketplace plugins by copying plugin components referenced in plugin.json into .apm/. The manifest fields agents, skills, commands, and hooks are attacker-controlled, but the implementation does not enforce that those paths remain inside the plugin directory. A malicious plugin can therefore use absolute paths or ../ traversal paths to copy arbitrary readable host files or directories from the installer's machine during apm install. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.8.12.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-xhrw-5qxx-jpwr Microsoft APM CLI's plugin.json component paths escape plugin root and copy arbitrary host files during install
History
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First Time appeared Microsoft
Microsoft apm
Vendors & Products Microsoft
Microsoft apm
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Description Microsoft APM is an open-source, community-driven dependency manager for AI agents. Prior to 0.8.12, Microsoft APM normalizes marketplace plugins by copying plugin components referenced in plugin.json into .apm/. The manifest fields agents, skills, commands, and hooks are attacker-controlled, but the implementation does not enforce that those paths remain inside the plugin directory. A malicious plugin can therefore use absolute paths or ../ traversal paths to copy arbitrary readable host files or directories from the installer's machine during apm install. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.8.12.
Title Microsoft APM: plugin.json component paths escape plugin root and copy arbitrary host files during install
Weaknesses CWE-22
CWE-73
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
May 15, 2026, 5:49 PM
Reserved
May 7, 2026, 3:30 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
May 15, 2026, 5:16 PM
Modified
Oct 26, 2026, 2:10 PM