CVE-2026-44933 — Path Traversal in Plugin Loading in libzypp

CVE-2026-44933

Path Traversal in Plugin Loading in libzypp PUBLISHED

Description (CNA)

`PluginScript` attempts to `chroot` the plugin to the `repoManagerRoot`, this root is frequently `/` (the system root) in standard configurations or when using `--root`. If the chroot target is `/`, it is a no-op, allowing the traversed path to execute host binaries (like `/bin/bash`) with root privileges.

Affected (CNA)

Vendor / product	Versions
SUSE / SUSE Linux Enterprise	affected 17.38.8 before 17.38.9
SUSE / openSUSE	affected 17.38.8 before 17.38.9

CWE

CWE-35

References

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2026-44933

ADP enrichment

CISA-ADP

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No references supplied.