CVE-2026-41082
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: April 16, 2026 at 05:32 PM UTC
Updated: October 26, 2026 at 09:10 PM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsDebian LinuxEnterprise LinuxOpam
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
PoC
Description
In OCaml opam before 2.5.1, a .install field containing a destination filepath can use ../ to reach a parent directory.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%v < 2.5.1
Affected range stops below 2.5.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (7)
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/04/msg00021.htmlThird Party Advisory
Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-41082Issue Tracking
Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2459003Third Party Advisory
Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-41082.jsonSSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-24CWE-22
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