CVE-2026-79707

Arbitrary File Read in Google Agent Development Kit (ADK)

HIGH

8.7

CVSS Score

Published: September 4, 2026 at 10:06 AM UTC

Updated: September 8, 2026 at 02:31 PM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorAgent Development Kit

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Severity

HIGH8.7

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.7%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

A Path Traversal vulnerability in the builder endpoint in Google Cloud Agent Development Kit (ADK) versions 1.9.0 through 1.21.0 on Python allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to read arbitrary files using a crafted file_path query parameter.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Agent Development Kit · Google Cloud

60%

1.9.0 ≤ v < 1.22.01.9.0

Affected range stops below 1.22.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (2)

Source: cverecord

https://github.com/google/adk-python/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md#1220-2026-01-08

Source: cverecord

https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/6f259f08b3c45ad6050b8a93c9bd85913451ece6

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.7HIGHGoogleCloud

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusAWAITING ANALYSIS

CWE

CWE-22

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