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CVE-2026-44941· NVD / CVE Program· CNA suse

libzypp path traversal via "keyhint" in repomd.xml

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.

HighCVSS 8.8 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Jul 2, 2026
Updated
Jul 7, 2026
EPSS
0.5% · 43th percentile
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Action score

35

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
35 / 40 · 8.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.5%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
8.8
CNA · suse
8.4
0.4 point gap

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

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

Affected systems

VendorProduct
opensuselibzypp

Affected versions

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

  • opensuse libzyppbefore 17.38.12

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (suse). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • SUSE libzypp

    • before 17.38.12affected · rpm

Package-level exposure

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

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:13libzyppall versions—
Debian:14libzyppbefore 17.38.12-117.38.12-1
openSUSE:Leap 16.0libsolvbefore 0.7.39-160000.1.10.7.39-160000.1.1
openSUSE:Leap 16.0libzyppbefore 17.38.13-160000.1.117.38.13-160000.1.1
openSUSE:Leap 16.0zypperbefore 1.14.98-160000.1.11.14.98-160000.1.1
openSUSE:Tumbleweedlibzyppbefore 17.38.13-1.117.38.13-1.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Installer Updates 15 SP4libsolvbefore 0.7.39-150400.3.46.10.7.39-150400.3.46.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Installer Updates 15 SP4libzyppbefore 17.38.13-150400.3.158.117.38.13-150400.3.158.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Installer Updates 15 SP5libsolvbefore 0.7.39-150500.6.17.10.7.39-150500.6.17.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Installer Updates 15 SP5libzyppbefore 17.38.13-150500.6.74.117.38.13-150500.6.74.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Installer Updates 15 SP6libsolvbefore 0.7.39-150600.8.24.10.7.39-150600.8.24.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Installer Updates 15 SP6libzyppbefore 17.38.13-150600.3.92.117.38.13-150600.3.92.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3zypperbefore 1.14.98-150400.3.104.11.14.98-150400.3.104.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5zypperbefore 1.14.98-150500.6.45.11.14.98-150500.6.45.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7libsolvbefore 0.7.39-150700.11.10.10.7.39-150700.11.10.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7libzyppbefore 17.38.13-150700.6.13.117.38.13-150700.6.13.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7zypperbefore 1.14.98-150700.13.6.11.14.98-150700.13.6.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSSzypperbefore 1.14.98-150600.10.55.11.14.98-150600.10.55.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 16.0libsolvbefore 0.7.39-160000.1.10.7.39-160000.1.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 16.0libzyppbefore 17.38.13-160000.1.117.38.13-160000.1.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 16.0zypperbefore 1.14.98-160000.1.11.14.98-160000.1.1
SUSE:Linux Micro 6.0libzyppbefore 17.38.12-1.117.38.12-1.1
SUSE:Linux Micro 6.1libzyppbefore 17.38.13-slfo.1.1_1.117.38.13-slfo.1.1_1.1

Same product

opensuse: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2017-9269lack of keypinning in libzypp could lead to repository switching
    40Plan
  • CVE-2026-25707Handcrafted repo metadata may cause arbitrary local files to be overwritten by libzypp
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2017-7436libzypp accepts unsigned packages even when configured to check signatures
    33Monitor
  • CVE-2017-7435libzypp accepts unsigned 3rd party repo without warning
    33Monitor
  • CVE-2018-7685libzypp does not reevaluate malicious rpms once downloaded
    31Monitor

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 libzypp17.38.12Vendor (CNA)
debian:libzypp17.38.12-1 · Debian:14Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:libsolv0.7.39-160000.1.1 · openSUSE:Leap 16.0Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:libzypp17.38.13-1.1 · openSUSE:TumbleweedPackage registry (OSV)
opensuse:zypper1.14.98-160000.1.1 · openSUSE:Leap 16.0Package registry (OSV)
suse:libsolv0.7.39-160000.1.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 16.0Package registry (OSV)
suse:libzypp17.38.12-1.1 · SUSE:Linux Micro 6.0Package registry (OSV)
suse:zypper1.14.98-160000.1.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 16.0Package 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

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Credits

All researchers

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Variant candidates

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

  • CVE-2026-257073 days apartHandcrafted repo metadata may cause arbitrary local files to be overwritten by libzypp
    35Monitor

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.
  • No account or password is required.
  • A user must open a link or visit a page.
  • 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
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-23 · Relative Path Traversal

CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Attack context

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ATT&CK techniques

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References

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