CVE-2026-44941 — Security Box Score

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CVE-2026-44941HIGH

SUSE libzypp — libzypp path traversal via "keyhint" in repomd.xml

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   R  U  H  H  H    8.8   .0052   42.0     —

AFFECTED
  Product  Versions     Fixed
  libzypp  unspecified  —

TIMELINE
  May 8   Reserved by suse
  Jul 2   EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-44941 (SUSE libzypp). Public exploit reference added.
  Jul 2   Published (CNA: suse)

CWE-23 · CNA: suse · CVSS v3.1 · 2 references · NVD status: Analyzed

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.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
May 8, 2026	Reserved	Reserved by suse
July 2, 2026	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-44941 (SUSE libzypp). Public exploit reference added.
July 2, 2026	Published	Published (CNA: suse)

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
SUSE	libzypp	—	—	—

Weaknesses

CWE-23

References (2)

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1267426 [Exploit, Third Party Advisory]
https://github.com/openSUSE/libzypp/commit/294b1bad442d089ca671c5c03adc8031e3b29e04 [Patch]

Authoritative record: CVE-2026-44941 at cve.org

Vendors: suse

Weaknesses: CWE-23

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