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CVE-2010-4226· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

cpio, as used in build 2007.05.10, 2010.07.28, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a symli

cpio, as used in build 2007.05.10, 2010.07.28, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink within an RPM package archive.

HighCVSS 7.2 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Feb 6, 2014
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
2.9% · 87th percentile
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Action score

29

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
28 / 40 · 7.2 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 2.9%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

Affected systems

VendorProduct
gnucpio
opensuseopensuse

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • gnu cpioall versions
  • opensuse opensuse2007.05.10
  • opensuse opensuse2010.07.28

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2buildbefore 20171128-9.3.220171128-9.3.2
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2obs-service-source_validatorbefore 0.7-9.3.10.7-9.3.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2oscbefore 0.162.0-15.3.10.162.0-15.3.1

Same product

gnu: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2021-38185GNU cpio through 2.13 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted pattern file, because of a dstring.c ds_fgetstr integer overf
    32Monitor
  • CVE-2019-14866In all versions of cpio before 2.13 does not properly validate input files when generating TAR archives.
    29Monitor
  • CVE-2016-2037The cpio_safer_name_suffix function in util.c in cpio 2.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a
    28Monitor
  • CVE-2010-0624Heap-based buffer overflow in the rmt_read__ function in lib/rtapelib.c in the rmt client functionality in GNU tar before 1.23 and GNU cpio
    28Monitor
  • CVE-2014-9112Heap-based buffer overflow in the process_copy_in function in GNU Cpio 2.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large
    22Monitor
  • CVE-2023-7216Cpio: extraction allows symlinks which enables remote command execution
    21Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
suse:build20171128-9.3.2 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2Package registry (OSV)
suse:obs-service-source_validator0.7-9.3.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2Package registry (OSV)
suse:osc0.162.0-15.3.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • Administrator privileges are required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-59 · Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

CVSS vector

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

nvd-secondary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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