01 Record
CVE-2026-58198
ChatterBot: Symlink-Following Arbitrary Write via UbuntuCorpusTrainer
MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: GitHub_M
CNA base score5.5 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
02 Description
ChatterBot: Symlink-Following Arbitrary Write via UbuntuCorpusTrainer
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.13% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 3.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-25.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-07-09 18:32Z3 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-07-09 19:12Z3 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-06-29
- Assigning CNA
- GitHub_M
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 5.5)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 0100fb5a094301b09ed1307c1549b78dd5c8fc2d6b8c84573c6a758af263fa56
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/gunthercox/ChatterBot/security/advisories/GHSA-wvrh-2f4m-924v
- github.comhttps://github.com/gunthercox/ChatterBot/pull/2445
- github.comhttps://github.com/gunthercox/ChatterBot/commit/82817b5c28bfd43e682b991bcc76e6f780726dbf
- github.comhttps://github.com/gunthercox/ChatterBot/releases/tag/1.2.14