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.
CVE-2026-44941
This high-severity CVE scores 8.8 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.5%, top 56% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory enrichment pending alignment with NVD CVSS.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 8.8
- EG Score
- 8.8(medium)
- EG Risk
- 40(Track)EG Risk 40/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity88% × 45%Exploitation1% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 1%
- EPSS %ILE
- 44%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
July 2, 2026
Last Modified
July 7, 2026
Advisory Details (2)
Auto-updated Jul 2, 20261267426 – (CVE-2026-44941) VUL-0: CVE-2026-44941: libzypp: path traversal via "keyhint"
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1267426commit 294b1bad442d (openSUSE/libzypp)
Fix landed in openSUSE/libzypp commit 294b1bad442d — awaiting tagged release
https://github.com/openSUSE/libzypp/commit/294b1bad442d089ca671c5c03adc8031e3b29e04Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-44941(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Affected Packages
(2 across 2 ecosystems)
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| libzypp | 17.36.7-1 ... 17.38.9-1 (18 versions) | — | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| libzypp | 17.36.7-1 ... 17.38.9-1 (14 versions) | 17.38.12-1 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
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