CVE-2026-105840
lrzsz before 0.13.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the lrz receive utility's restricted mode that allows malicious ZMODEM senders to write files outside the current directory using absolute pathnames. Because checkpath() in src/lrz.c only rejects '../' sequences unless built with --enable-pubdir, attackers can send files named with absolute paths to overwrite any file writable by the receiving user.
Published:Oct 6, 2026
Last Modified:Oct 9, 2026
EPS:Oct 6, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00313
CVSS Score:7.5
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Lrzsz Project
Product
Lrzsz
Lrzsz Project
Lrzsz
Vendor
Uwe Ohse
Product
Lrzsz
Uwe Ohse
Lrzsz
Exploits
No exploit reference
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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Attack Vector
Network
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Privileges Required
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User Interaction
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Scope
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Confidentiality
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Integrity
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Availability
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