CVE-2026-54727

proot-distro is a utility for managing proot containers. Prior to version 5.1.6, proot-distro restore accepted hardlink entries whose linkname referenced another installed container and did not verify that the hardlink source container matched the destination container being restored, allowing a crafted restore archive to copy files between otherwise isolated containers. This issue is fixed in version 5.1.6.

CVSS v3 8.2 HIGH

8.2^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.8

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/termux/proot-distro/commit/98aff324b7d8500ff75a8ca9ac087ee636be4716
https://github.com/termux/proot-distro/releases/tag/v5.1.6
https://github.com/termux/proot-distro/security/advisories/GHSA-7h3g-4w2f-fj2f
https://github.com/termux/proot-distro/security/advisories/GHSA-7h3g-4w2f-fj2f

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-07-29 17:16

Updated : 2026-07-30 20:07

NVD link : CVE-2026-54727

Mitre link : CVE-2026-54727

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-54727

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-668

Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere

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