CVE-2026-56651 LOW

CVE-2026-56651: Arbitrary File Overwrite via Symlink Following in dool project

Vendor Scottchiefbaker
Product dool
Weakness CWE-59
Published August 27, 2026
Last update August 27, 2026

CVSS base score

2.0/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction
Confidentiality
Integrity

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Dool in versions up to 1.3.8 is vulnerable to symlink following when the "--devel" flag is used, as the application opens a log file without the "O_NOFOLLOW" flag. A local attacker can exploit this by creating a symlink at the expected log file path pointing to a sensitive file, causing dool to truncate and overwrite the target file with log data, which is especially impactful if dool is run with elevated privileges. The issue was addressed by pull request #116

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 27, 2026 CVE published
August 27, 2026 Record updated