CVE catalog

CVE-2026-44941

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 ta

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Severity
High · CVSS 8.4CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
0.53% · Oct 25, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

DistributionPackageReleaseVersionStatus
Debianlibzyppsid17.38.16-1fixed
Debianlibzyppforky17.38.16-1fixed
Debianlibzypptrixie17.36.7-1vulnerable
Debianlibzyppbookworm17.25.7-2.4not affected
CpelibzyppNot reported17.38.12fixed
Suselibzypplinux micro 6.117.38.13-slfo.1.1_1.1fixed
Suselibzypplinux micro 6.017.38.12-1.1fixed
Opensuselibzypptumbleweed17.38.13-1.1fixed
CpelibzyppNot reported17.38.12fixed

Fixed-version evidence

DistributionPackageTypeReleaseFixed versionUrgencyOriginBugs
Debianlibzyppsourcesid17.38.12-1not yet assignedNot reportedNot reported
Debianlibzyppsourceforky17.38.12-1not yet assignedNot reportedNot reported
Debianlibzyppsourcetrixie(unfixed)not yet assignedNot reportedNot reported
DebianlibzyppsourcebookwormNot affectedunimportantNot reportedNot reported
CpelibzyppcpeNot reported17.38.12Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Suselibzypprpmlinux micro 6.117.38.13-slfo.1.1_1.1Not reportedSUSE-SU-2026:22073-1Not reported
Suselibzypprpmlinux micro 6.017.38.12-1.1Not reportedSUSE-SU-2026:22062-1Not reported
Opensuselibzypprpmtumbleweed17.38.13-1.1Not reportedOPENSUSE-SU-2026:10984-1Not reported
CpelibzyppcpeNot reported17.38.12Not reportedNVD-CVE-2026-44941Not reported

Notes

[trixie] libzypp: Minor issue

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

  • [libzypp1735]Affected

    Source package: [libzypp]

    Details (2)
    • 17.36.7-1 · amd64 · trixie

      Affected

      nvd · libzypp · debian · 13

    • 17.36.7-1 · arm64 · trixie

      Affected

      nvd · libzypp · debian · 13

  • [libzypp-bin]Affected

    Source package: [libzypp]

    Details (2)
    • 17.36.7-1 · amd64 · trixie

      Affected

      nvd · libzypp · debian · 13

    • 17.36.7-1 · arm64 · trixie

      Affected

      nvd · libzypp · debian · 13

  • [libzypp-common]Affected

    Source package: [libzypp]

    Details (2)
    • 17.36.7-1 · all · trixie

      Affected

      nvd · libzypp · debian · 13

    • 17.36.7-1 · all · trixie

      Affected

      nvd · libzypp · debian · 13

  • [libzypp-config]Affected

    Source package: [libzypp]

    Details (2)
    • 17.36.7-1 · all · trixie

      Affected

      nvd · libzypp · debian · 13

    • 17.36.7-1 · all · trixie

      Affected

      nvd · libzypp · debian · 13

  • [libzypp-dev]Affected

    Source package: [libzypp]

    Details (2)
    • 17.36.7-1 · amd64 · trixie

      Affected

      nvd · libzypp · debian · 13

    • 17.36.7-1 · arm64 · trixie

      Affected

      nvd · libzypp · debian · 13

  • [libzypp-doc]Affected

    Source package: [libzypp]

    Details (2)
    • 17.36.7-1 · all · trixie

      Affected

      nvd · libzypp · debian · 13

    • 17.36.7-1 · all · trixie

      Affected

      nvd · libzypp · debian · 13

[openSUSE Tumbleweed]

  • [libzypp-devel]Unknown

    Source package: [libzypp]

    Details (1)
    • 17.38.14-1.2 · x86_64 · tumbleweed

      Unknown · Fixed: 17.38.13-1.1

      Version impact unknown

      nvd · libzypp · opensuse · tumbleweed

  • Source package: [libzypp]

    Details (1)
    • 17.38.14-1.2 · x86_64 · tumbleweed

      Unknown · Fixed: 17.38.13-1.1

      Version impact unknown

      nvd · libzypp · opensuse · tumbleweed

  • [libzypp]Fixed

    Source package: [libzypp]

    Details (1)
    • 17.38.14-1.2 · x86_64 · tumbleweed

      Fixed · Fixed: 17.38.13-1.1

      nvd · libzypp · opensuse · tumbleweed

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

  • [libzypp1722]Not affected

    Source package: [libzypp]

    Details (2)
    • 17.25.7-2.4 · amd64 · bookworm

      Not affected

      nvd · libzypp · debian · bookworm

    • 17.25.7-2.4 · arm64 · bookworm

      Not affected

      nvd · libzypp · debian · bookworm

  • [libzypp-bin]Not affected

    Source package: [libzypp]

    Details (2)
    • 17.25.7-2.4 · amd64 · bookworm

      Not affected

      nvd · libzypp · debian · bookworm

    • 17.25.7-2.4 · arm64 · bookworm

      Not affected

      nvd · libzypp · debian · bookworm

  • [libzypp-common]Not affected

    Source package: [libzypp]

    Details (2)
    • 17.25.7-2.4 · all · bookworm

      Not affected

      nvd · libzypp · debian · bookworm

    • 17.25.7-2.4 · all · bookworm

      Not affected

      nvd · libzypp · debian · bookworm

  • [libzypp-config]Not affected

    Source package: [libzypp]

    Details (2)
    • 17.25.7-2.4 · all · bookworm

      Not affected

      nvd · libzypp · debian · bookworm

    • 17.25.7-2.4 · all · bookworm

      Not affected

      nvd · libzypp · debian · bookworm

  • [libzypp-dev]Not affected

    Source package: [libzypp]

    Details (2)
    • 17.25.7-2.4 · amd64 · bookworm

      Not affected

      nvd · libzypp · debian · bookworm

    • 17.25.7-2.4 · arm64 · bookworm

      Not affected

      nvd · libzypp · debian · bookworm

  • [libzypp-doc]Not affected

    Source package: [libzypp]

    Details (2)
    • 17.25.7-2.4 · all · bookworm

      Not affected

      nvd · libzypp · debian · bookworm

    • 17.25.7-2.4 · all · bookworm

      Not affected

      nvd · libzypp · debian · bookworm

Observed:

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