CVE-2026-44942

MEDIUM

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

Title source: cna

Description

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.

References (2)

Core 2

Core References

Issue Tracking issue-tracking

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1267874

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-44942.html

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5

EPSS 0.0033

EPSS Percentile 24.9%

Attack Vector NETWORK

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

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE

CWE-24

Status published

Products (2)

SUSE/libzypp < 16.22.19

SUSE/libzypp 17.0.0 - 17.38.13

Published Jun 18, 2026

Tracked Since Jun 18, 2026