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CVE-2026-44933

Path Traversal in Plugin Loading in libzypp

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 17.38.9
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: total

Summary

`PluginScript` attempts to `chroot` the plugin to the `repoManagerRoot`, this root is frequently `/` (the system root) in standard configurations or when using `--root`. If the chroot target is `/`, it is a no-op, allowing the traversed path to execute host binaries (like `/bin/bash`) with root privileges.

Timeline

  1. CISA SSVC assessment

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

  2. CVE published
  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • libzypp

    From 17.38.8 · fixed in 17.38.9

  • libzypp

    From 17.38.8 · fixed in 17.38.9

References 1

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