CVE-2026-8784

LOW EPSS 5.3%
Published May 18, 20261mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
1.8 CVSS 4.0
Low
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Published May 18, 2026 1mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

A vulnerability was detected in npitre cramfs-tools up to 2.2. Affected is the function change_file_status of the file cramfsck.c. Performing a manipulation results in symlink following. The attack requires a local approach. The exploit is now public and may be used. The patch is named b4a3a695c9873f824907bd15659f2a6ac7667b4f. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

CVSS Details

Base Score
1.8
Exploitability
—
Impact
—
Vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required High
User Interaction None
Scope X

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
5.3% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 2

CWE-59
CWE-61

References 7

  • github.com https://github.com/npitre/cramfs-tools/
  • github.com https://github.com/npitre/cramfs-tools/commit/b4a3a695c9873f824907bd15659f2a6ac7667b4f
  • github.com https://github.com/npitre/cramfs-tools/issues/13
  • github.com https://github.com/npitre/cramfs-tools/issues/13#issuecomment-4306102583
  • vuldb.com https://vuldb.com/submit/811897
  • vuldb.com https://vuldb.com/vuln/364408
  • vuldb.com https://vuldb.com/vuln/364408/cti

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

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