CVE-2026-44941 HIGH

CVE-2026-44941: libzypp path traversal via "keyhint" in repomd.xml

Vendor Suse
Product libzypp
Weakness CWE-23
Published July 2, 2026
Last update July 2, 2026
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CVSS base score

8.4/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

July 2, 2026 CVE published
July 2, 2026 Record updated