CVE-2026-87988 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact High

Subsequent System Integrity Impact High

Subsequent System Availability Impact High

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

mistralai

mistral-vibe

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`2.15.0`	affected	≤ *

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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References

Link	Providers
https://www.hiddenlayer.com/sai-security-advisory/2026-09-mistral-vibe6

History

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 14:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		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.
Weaknesses		CWE-732
References		https://www.hiddenlayer.com/sai-security-advisory/2026-09-mistral-vibe6
Metrics		cvssV4_0 `{'score': 10, 'vector': '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'}`

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: HiddenLayer

Published: 2026-09-11T14:35:34.416Z

Updated: 2026-09-11T15:00:26.484Z

Reserved: 2026-09-09T19:14:18.451Z

Link: CVE-2026-87988

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-11T15:17:07.930

Modified: 2026-09-11T15:17:07.930

Link: CVE-2026-87988

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-732

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