CVE-2026-44941
A relative path traversal in the "keyhint" option in repomd.xml parsing of libzypp before 17.38.12 can be used by attackers able to supply a malicious repository to inject or overwrite files in the target system as root.
Published:Jul 2, 2026
Last Modified:Jul 7, 2026
EPS:Jul 2, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00487
CVSS Score:8.4
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Suse
Product
Libzypp
Suse
Libzypp
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
