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CVE-2026-105840

lrzsz before 0.13.0 Path Traversal via lrz Restricted Mode checkpath()

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 0.13.0
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: total

Summary

lrzsz before 0.13.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the lrz receive utility's restricted mode that allows malicious ZMODEM senders to write files outside the current directory using absolute pathnames. Because checkpath() in src/lrz.c only rejects '../' sequences unless built with --enable-pubdir, attackers can send files named with absolute paths to overwrite any file writable by the receiving user.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • Uwe Ohse lrzsz

    fixed in 0.13.0

References 3

ohse.de

vulncheck.com