
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
- Severity
- High · CVSS 8.4
CVSS: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.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libzypp | sid | 17.38.16-1 | fixed |
| Debian | libzypp | forky | 17.38.16-1 | fixed |
| Debian | libzypp | trixie | 17.36.7-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | libzypp | bookworm | 17.25.7-2.4 | not affected |
| Cpe | libzypp | Not reported | 17.38.12 | fixed |
| Suse | libzypp | linux micro 6.1 | 17.38.13-slfo.1.1_1.1 | fixed |
| Suse | libzypp | linux micro 6.0 | 17.38.12-1.1 | fixed |
| Opensuse | libzypp | tumbleweed | 17.38.13-1.1 | fixed |
| Cpe | libzypp | Not reported | 17.38.12 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libzypp | source | sid | 17.38.12-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | libzypp | source | forky | 17.38.12-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | libzypp | source | trixie | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | libzypp | source | bookworm | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Cpe | libzypp | cpe | Not reported | 17.38.12 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Suse | libzypp | rpm | linux micro 6.1 | 17.38.13-slfo.1.1_1.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2026:22073-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | libzypp | rpm | linux micro 6.0 | 17.38.12-1.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2026:22062-1 | Not reported |
| Opensuse | libzypp | rpm | tumbleweed | 17.38.13-1.1 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:10984-1 | Not reported |
| Cpe | libzypp | cpe | Not reported | 17.38.12 | Not reported | NVD-CVE-2026-44941 | Not reported |
Notes
[trixie] libzypp: Minor issue
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [libzypp1735]Affected
Source package: [libzypp]
Details (2)
17.36.7-1· amd64 · trixieAffected
nvd · libzypp · debian · 13
17.36.7-1· arm64 · trixieAffected
nvd · libzypp · debian · 13
- [libzypp-bin]Affected
Source package: [libzypp]
Details (2)
17.36.7-1· amd64 · trixieAffected
nvd · libzypp · debian · 13
17.36.7-1· arm64 · trixieAffected
nvd · libzypp · debian · 13
- [libzypp-common]Affected
Source package: [libzypp]
Details (2)
17.36.7-1· all · trixieAffected
nvd · libzypp · debian · 13
17.36.7-1· all · trixieAffected
nvd · libzypp · debian · 13
- [libzypp-config]Affected
Source package: [libzypp]
Details (2)
17.36.7-1· all · trixieAffected
nvd · libzypp · debian · 13
17.36.7-1· all · trixieAffected
nvd · libzypp · debian · 13
- [libzypp-dev]Affected
Source package: [libzypp]
Details (2)
17.36.7-1· amd64 · trixieAffected
nvd · libzypp · debian · 13
17.36.7-1· arm64 · trixieAffected
nvd · libzypp · debian · 13
- [libzypp-doc]Affected
Source package: [libzypp]
Details (2)
17.36.7-1· all · trixieAffected
nvd · libzypp · debian · 13
17.36.7-1· all · trixieAffected
nvd · libzypp · debian · 13
[openSUSE Tumbleweed]
- [libzypp-devel]Unknown
Source package: [libzypp]
Details (1)
17.38.14-1.2· x86_64 · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
17.38.13-1.1Version impact unknown
nvd · libzypp · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [libzypp-devel-doc]Unknown
Source package: [libzypp]
Details (1)
17.38.14-1.2· x86_64 · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
17.38.13-1.1Version impact unknown
nvd · libzypp · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [libzypp]Fixed
Source package: [libzypp]
Details (1)
17.38.14-1.2· x86_64 · tumbleweedFixed · Fixed:
17.38.13-1.1nvd · libzypp · opensuse · tumbleweed
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libzypp1722]Not affected
Source package: [libzypp]
Details (2)
17.25.7-2.4· amd64 · bookwormNot affected
nvd · libzypp · debian · bookworm
17.25.7-2.4· arm64 · bookwormNot affected
nvd · libzypp · debian · bookworm
- [libzypp-bin]Not affected
Source package: [libzypp]
Details (2)
17.25.7-2.4· amd64 · bookwormNot affected
nvd · libzypp · debian · bookworm
17.25.7-2.4· arm64 · bookwormNot affected
nvd · libzypp · debian · bookworm
- [libzypp-common]Not affected
Source package: [libzypp]
Details (2)
17.25.7-2.4· all · bookwormNot affected
nvd · libzypp · debian · bookworm
17.25.7-2.4· all · bookwormNot affected
nvd · libzypp · debian · bookworm
- [libzypp-config]Not affected
Source package: [libzypp]
Details (2)
17.25.7-2.4· all · bookwormNot affected
nvd · libzypp · debian · bookworm
17.25.7-2.4· all · bookwormNot affected
nvd · libzypp · debian · bookworm
- [libzypp-dev]Not affected
Source package: [libzypp]
Details (2)
17.25.7-2.4· amd64 · bookwormNot affected
nvd · libzypp · debian · bookworm
17.25.7-2.4· arm64 · bookwormNot affected
nvd · libzypp · debian · bookworm
- [libzypp-doc]Not affected
Source package: [libzypp]
Details (2)
17.25.7-2.4· all · bookwormNot affected
nvd · libzypp · debian · bookworm
17.25.7-2.4· all · bookwormNot affected
nvd · libzypp · debian · bookworm
Observed:
References
- [https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1267426]
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/suse-su-2026_2674-1.json]
- [https://github.com/openSUSE/libzypp/commit/294b1bad442d089ca671c5c03adc8031e3b29e04]
- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44941]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-44941]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2026:22062-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2026:22073-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2026:10984-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-44941]
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