CVE-2026-44942

A path traversal in handling the "path" component of .repo files processed by libzypp before 17.38.13 in the 17.x series, or before 16.22.19 could be used by attackers to fill directories on the system outside of the zypp cache with content.

CVSS v3 6.5 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1267874
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-44942.html

Configurations

No configuration.

History

26 Oct 2026, 11:10

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) Un salto de ruta en el manejo del componente ’path’ de archivos .repo procesados por libzypp antes de la versión 17.38.13 en la serie 17.x, o antes de la 16.22.19 podría ser utilizado por atacantes para llenar directorios en el sistema fuera de la caché de zypp con contenido.

Information

Published : 2026-06-18 14:17

Updated : 2026-10-26 11:10

NVD link : CVE-2026-44942

Mitre link : CVE-2026-44942

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-44942

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-24

Path Traversal: '../filedir'

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