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CVE-2026-68766

hashcat through 7.1.2 Arbitrary File Write via Restore File Option Injection PUBLISHED

Description (CNA)

hashcat fails to restrict command-line options when parsing restore files, allowing attackers to inject output-redirecting options like --outfile and --potfile-path. Attackers can craft restore files with malicious options to append attacker-controlled content to arbitrary files, enabling code execution when targeting shell startup files.

Affected (CNA)

Vendor / productVersions
hashcat / hashcataffected 0 through 7.1.2

CWE

CWE-88

References

ADP enrichment

CISA-ADP

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