[NEW] [UNPATCHED] [medium] RPM: Vulnerability allows Execution of Arbitrary Code with User Privileges

CSIRTS triage

What

A local attacker can execute arbitrary code with user privileges.

Who is affected

Systems running RPM where local attackers have access.

Urgency

Medium severity and unpatched; local execution capability makes it a concern for multi-user systems.

Action

Apply the security patch for CVE-2026-78367 when available or restrict local access.

AI-assisted analysis generated from the source advisory — verify against the original.

Details

Source

CERT-Bund (BSI) Security Advisories (DE · national-cert · site)

Severity

medium

Published

2026-08-25

Exploitation

Not in CISA KEV at last sync

Language

Machine-translated to English — verify against the original

Original advisory: https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2026-2980

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

• Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-783670.14% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 4% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

Referenced CVEs

Same CVEs, other sources

How other CERTs, PSIRTs and databases cover the vulnerabilities in this advisory.

• highCVE-2026-78367: A vulnerability was found in RPM's rpmbuild tarball processing. When processing a crafted sour…nvd

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