libzypp RPath Traversal Pre-17.38.10 Allows Remote Exploit
CVE-2026-25707 Published on June 29, 2026
Handcrafted repo metadata may cause arbitrary local files to be overwritten by libzypp
A relative path traversal bug problem when processing repository metadata in libzypp before 17.38.10 could be used by remote attackers supplying repositories to overwrite files on the system, leading to denial of service or privilege escalation.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-25707 can be exploited with network access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
Relative Path Traversal
The software 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. This allows attackers to traverse the file system to access files or directories that are outside of the restricted directory.
Affected Versions
SUSE libzypp:- Before 17.38.10 is affected.