CVE-2026-25707

Handcrafted repo metadata may cause arbitrary local files to be overwritten by libzypp

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: June 29, 2026 at 10:04 AM UTC
Updated: October 25, 2026 at 05:10 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLibzypp

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 17.38.10
Affected range stops below 17.38.10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.8HIGHsuse
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-23

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