CVE-2026-44941

HIGHNVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 8.8 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.5%, top 57% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory enrichment pending alignment with NVD CVSS.

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
8.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

A relative path traversal in the "keyhint" option in repomd.xml parsing of libzypp before 17.38.12 can be used by attackers able to supply a malicious repository to inject or overwrite files in the target system as root.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8(medium)
EG Risk
40(Track)
EG Risk 40/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity88% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
43%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 2, 2026

Last Modified

July 7, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jul 2, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Upstream fix merged — awaiting tagged release. Sources: github_commit.
generic🟡 PoC Available

1267426 – (CVE-2026-44941) VUL-0: CVE-2026-44941: libzypp: path traversal via "keyhint"

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1267426
github_commit

commit 294b1bad442d (openSUSE/libzypp)

Fix landed in openSUSE/libzypp commit 294b1bad442d — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/openSUSE/libzypp/commit/294b1bad442d089ca671c5c03adc8031e3b29e04

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-44941(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Affected Packages

(2 across 2 ecosystems)
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
libzypp17.36.7-1 ... 17.38.9-1 (18 versions)——
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
libzypp17.36.7-1 ... 17.38.9-1 (14 versions)17.38.12-1—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 24× in last 7d / 105× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-44941?
CVE-2026-44941 is a high vulnerability published on July 2, 2026. A relative path traversal in the "keyhint" option in repomd.xml parsing of libzypp before 17.38.12 can be used by attackers able to supply a malicious repository to inject or overwrite files in the target system as root.
When was CVE-2026-44941 disclosed?
CVE-2026-44941 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 2, 2026, with the most recent update on July 7, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-44941 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-44941 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 57.2% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-44941?
CVE-2026-44941 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-44941?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-44941, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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