Description
In HTSlib 1.8, a race condition in cram/cram_io.c might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/samtools/htslib/issues/736
Scores
CVSS v3
4.7
EPSS
0.0025
EPSS Percentile
15.7%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-362
CWE-59
Status
published
Products (1)
htslib/htslib
1.8
Published
Jul 17, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026