CVE-2026-44941

highCVSS 8.4covered by 1 sourcefirst seen 2026-07-02

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.

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Exploitation outlook

Low exploitation risk0.53% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 41% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

Advisory coverage (1)

highCVE-2026-44941: A relative path traversal in the "keyhint" option in repomd.xml parsing of libzypp before 17.3…nvd · 2026-07-02

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