CVE-2026-44941: opensuse libzypp Relative Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-44941 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Relative Path Traversal vulnerability in opensuse libzypp. EPSS estimates a 0.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 43.8% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 02-07-2026
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-07-2026
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

• CWE-23Relative Path TraversalThe product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize sequences such as ".." that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory.