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CVE-2026-44941

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Published: Jul 2, 2026Modified: Jul 7, 2026

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8.8
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD

Description

A relative path traversal in the "keyhint" option in repomd.xml parsing of libzypp before 17.38.12 can be used by attackers able to supply a malicious repository to inject or overwrite files in the target system as root.

Affected (1)

Products: Opensuse: Libzypp
Opensuse
1 product
Libzypp
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Libzypp
Before 17.38.12

Related CWEs

CWE-23
Relative Path Traversal
The product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize sequences such as ".." that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory.

References (2)

Source: meissner@suse.de
ExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: meissner@suse.de
Patch

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