Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 18, 2026
libzypp .repo files can have an optional path which can lead to path traversal attacks
CVE-2026-44942
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.
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Affected products
4- osv-coords3 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/libzypp&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/libzypp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/libzypp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1
< 17.38.13-1.1+ 2 more
- (no CPE)range: < 17.38.13-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 17.38.13-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 17.38.13-slfo.1.1_1.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
2- www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-44942.htmlmitrevendor-advisory
- bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgimitreissue-tracking
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