6.5

CVE-2026-44942: suse libzypp Path Traversal: '../filedir'

CVSS: 6.5v3.1MediumAwaiting analysis
AliasesSUSE-SU-2026:22064-1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-44942DEBIAN-CVE-2026-44942
Published 18-06-2026Last modified 18-06-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-44942 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Path Traversal: '../filedir' vulnerability in suse libzypp. EPSS estimates a 0.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
26/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.50%
0%100%
Low · +0.08 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 10 · Related 10
OPENSUSE-SU-2026:10984-1OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21096-1SUSE-SU-2026:22073-1SUSE-SU-2026:22172-1SUSE-SU-2026:22221-1SUSE-SU-2026:2531-1

Timeline

  1. 18-06-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 18-06-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A path traversal in handling the "path" component of .repo files processed by libzypp before 17.38.13 in the 17.x series, or before 16.22.19 could be used by attackers to fill directories on the system outside of the zypp cache with content.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.50%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

41%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.08 pp

From 0.42% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.50%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Suse2 products
  • libzypp&distro=SUSE Linux Micro 6.0< 17.38.13-1.1
  • libzypp≥ 17.0.0, < 17.38.13 | < 16.22.19
Debian1 product
  • libzyppAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 17.38.13-1
Ubuntu1 product
  • libzyppAll versions (No fix recorded)

3 vendors · 4 products

References

8 links