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CVE-2026-41082 (GCVE-0-2026-41082)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2026-04-16 17:32 – Updated: 2026-06-30 12:08
VLAI
Summary
In OCaml opam before 2.5.1, a .install field containing a destination filepath can use ../ to reach a parent directory.
Severity
7.3 (High)
7.1 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-24 - Path Traversal: '../filedir'
Assigner
References
7 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/ocaml/opam/releases/tag/2.5.1 | |
| https://github.com/ocaml/opam/pull/6897 | |
| https://osv.dev/vulnerability/OSEC-2026-03 | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026… | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-41082 | vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2459003 | issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/v… | x_sadp-csaf-vex |
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| OCaml | opam |
Affected:
0 , < 2.5.1
(semver)
|
|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 |
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10 |
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CVE-2026-41082 (GCVE-0-2026-41082)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-16 17:32 – Updated: 2026-06-30 12:08
VLAI
Summary
In OCaml opam before 2.5.1, a .install field containing a destination filepath can use ../ to reach a parent directory.
Severity
7.3 (High)
7.1 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-24 - Path Traversal: '../filedir'
Assigner
References
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| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/ocaml/opam/releases/tag/2.5.1 | |
| https://github.com/ocaml/opam/pull/6897 | |
| https://osv.dev/vulnerability/OSEC-2026-03 | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026… | |
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