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Mistral Vibe EUVDEUVD-2026-76123

| CVE-2026-87988 CRITICAL
Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource (CWE-732)
2026-09-11 HiddenLayer GHSA-2pcm-jhmp-6w2f
10.0
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: HiddenLayer
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Lure agent to process malicious repo/prompt
  2. Delivery
    Trigger unconditionally-allowed command
  3. Exploit
    Path validation skipped
  4. Execution
    Access file outside workspace
  5. Impact
    Exfiltrate secrets via agent output

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V13 - Configuration Permission assignment review
Exploitation Conditions

Requires that the victim is running Mistral Vibe and that the agent is induced to execute one of the commands classified as 'unconditionally allowed' - these are the exact commands that skip path validation; operations gated by normal approval or path checks are not affected. Exploitation is limited by the need for the agent to actually process attacker-influenced input (e.g. a malicious repository, file, or prompt) and by whatever filesystem privileges the Vibe process holds, since it can only reach files that process can read. No separate authentication step is described, but the attack is gated on the target choosing to run the agent against the attacker's content.

Impact

The assigned CVSS 4.0 base score is 10.0 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N with VC/VI/VA:H and subsequent-system SC/SI/SA all High), but several signals warrant scrutiny. The subsequent-system High impacts (SC:H/SI:H/SA:H) appear overstated: the described effect is reading/accessing files outside the workspace on the host where the agent runs, not a demonstrated cross-system scope change. The PR:N/UI:N combination is plausible only if the trigger arrives as attacker-controlled content the agent processes automatically (the 'without user approval' path), which is the realistic delivery vector for an agentic tool. There is no EPSS score, no KEV listing, and no public exploit identified at time of analysis, so this is a high-severity design weakness rather than confirmed widespread exploitation. Any team running Vibe against untrusted repositories or prompts should treat workspace-escape file access as a priority, because the agent acts autonomously, but the real-world blast radius depends heavily on what the agent process can read on disk and is best confirmed against the HiddenLayer advisory and vendor guidance.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker seeds a repository, issue, or prompt with content that steers Mistral Vibe into invoking an allowlisted command whose target path lies outside the workspace (e.g. a home-directory SSH key or credentials file). Because the command is unconditionally allowed and its path is never validated, the agent reads the file without asking the user, exfiltrating secrets into the session output. No public exploit code is identified at time of analysis.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Why: CRITICAL severity.
No patch listed yet 0.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Sep 11, 2026

Arbitrary file access in Mistral Vibe, Mistral AI's agentic coding assistant, lets an attacker read (and potentially modify) files outside the intended workspace by abusing commands the agent treats as unconditionally allowed. Because these allowlisted commands skip path validation, the agent executes them against arbitrary filesystem paths without prompting for user approval, breaking the workspace sandbox boundary. Reported by HiddenLayer; no public exploit identified at time of analysis, and no EPSS/KEV data provided.

RemediationAI

No vendor-released patch version is identified at time of analysis in the provided data; consult the HiddenLayer advisory (https://www.hiddenlayer.com/sai-security-advisory/2026-09-mistral-vibe6) and Mistral AI for the fixed release and upgrade as soon as one is published. As compensating controls, run Mistral Vibe only against trusted codebases and prompts, and operate the agent under a dedicated low-privilege OS account or within a container/sandbox whose filesystem view is limited to the intended workspace so that even allowlisted commands cannot reach sensitive paths (trade-off: added setup and possible loss of convenience features that expect broader filesystem access). Where configurable, disable or tighten the 'unconditionally allowed' command set so that file-touching operations still require path confinement or user approval (trade-off: more approval prompts and reduced automation). Avoid pointing the agent at directories containing secrets, credentials, or files outside the project root.

Affected VersionsENISA

mistral-vibe 2.15.0 ≤*

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Mistral Vibe is an AI coding agent that constrains tool/command execution to a defined 'active workspace' and normally requires user approval for sensitive operations. To reduce friction, certain commands are classified as 'unconditionally allowed' and run automatically. The root cause is CWE-732 (Incorrect Permission Assignment for a Critical Resource): the permission model grants these allowlisted commands execution without first validating that their target paths resolve inside the workspace, so path arguments pointing outside it (e.g. absolute paths or traversal) are honored. The CPE cpe:2.3:a:mistralai:mistral-vibe identifies the affected software; no fixed version is listed in the advisory reference. This is one of a cluster of HiddenLayer-reported Vibe workspace-escape issues (alongside CVE-2026-87983/87984/87986), all stemming from incomplete enforcement of the command-approval and path-confinement boundary.

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Severity by source

Vendor (HiddenLayer) PRIMARY 10.0 CRITICAL
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
vuln.today AI 9.1 CRITICAL

Attacker content processed automatically by the agent gives AV:N/PR:N/UI:N; arbitrary out-of-workspace file read and possible write yield C:H/I:H, no availability impact, and no demonstrated scope change (S:U).

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (HiddenLayer).

CVSS VectorVendor: HiddenLayer

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Vulnerable system: Confidentiality
High
Vulnerable system: Integrity
High
Vulnerable system: Availability
High
Subsequent system: Confidentiality
High
Subsequent system: Integrity
High
Subsequent system: Availability
High

DescriptionCVE.org

An arbitrary file access vulnerability in Mistral Vibe allows an attacker to bypass workspace restrictions through commands classified as unconditionally allowed. Missing path validation for these commands enables access to files outside the active workspace without user approval.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Mistral Vibe, Mistral AI's coding assistant, contains a critical vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) enabling attackers to access and modify files outside the intended development workspace. Organizations using this tool face immediate risk of intellectual property theft, credential exposure, and data exfiltration from development environments and build systems. No patch is currently available, requiring immediate containment.

Business Impact: Severe
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: (1) take Mistral Vibe offline or isolate to single-purpose development machines with no shared filesystems or credential storage; (2) enforce filesystem permissions to restrict agent access to workspace directory only; (3) disable network connectivity and external integrations; (4) enable comprehensive audit logging of file operations; (5) consider temporary replacement with alternative coding assistants.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 83% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche, recently-introduced Mistral AI coding agent, limited production footprint
Social Media
2
Sightings
Data Quality
4 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity CRITICAL
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.3%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
CRITICAL severity
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision
Out-of-Cycle
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
Yes
Human Impact
Very High
Technical Impact
Total

Priority Score

50
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +50
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0
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