CVE-2026-44942

libzypp .repo files can have an optional path which can lead to path traversal attacks

CVSS 6.5 MEDIUMEPSS 0.3%CWE-24

Vexday Risk Score

13Low

SSVC decision (CISA)

Track

No exploitation signal → monitor

CVSS 6.5EPSS 0.3%KEV nãoPoC —Nuclei —Metasploit —Patch referenciado

Lifecycle

18 Jun 2026Published on NVD

Recommendation: Monitor — no exploitation signal at the moment.

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:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

SUSE · libzypp

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References

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