CVE-2026-21436 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in the eopkg Solus package manager, affecting versions prior to 4.4.0. A malicious package could install files outside the intended --destdir, potentially leading to arbitrary file placement on the host system. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) requires user interaction to install a package from an untrusted source, with a high impact on integrity but no impact on confidentiality or availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 4.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:getsol:eopkg:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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