CVE-2026-44933 (GCVE-0-2026-44933)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-20 08:51 – Updated: 2026-05-21 03:55
VLAI?
Title
Path Traversal in Plugin Loading in libzypp
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.
Severity ?
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.5 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CWE
  • CWE-35 - Path traversal: '.../...//'
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Affected: 17.38.8 , < 17.38.9 (semver)
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SUSE openSUSE Affected: 17.38.8 , < 17.38.9 (semver)
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Credits
Dirk Mueller of SUSE
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