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.
Published: 2026-07-02
Score: 8.4 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 02 Jul 2026 17:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Suse
Suse libzypp
Vendors & Products Suse
Suse libzypp

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0000

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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.
Title libzypp path traversal via "keyhint" in repomd.xml
Weaknesses CWE-23
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: suse

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-02T17:32:53.033Z

Reserved: 2026-05-08T12:29:48.968Z

Link: CVE-2026-44941

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-02T17:32:40.774Z

cve-icon NVD

No data.

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-07-02T17:30:04Z

Weaknesses