CVE-2026-6968

MEDIUMNVD 5.95.9—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This medium-severity CVE scores 5.9 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.1%, top 74% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, nvd
5.9
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 1%CVSS: 5.9Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

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

Incomplete path traversal fixes in awslabs/tough before tough-v0.22.0 allow remote authenticated users with delegated signing authority to write files outside intended output directories via absolute target names in copy_target/link_target, symlinked parent directories in save_target, or symlinked metadata filenames in SignedRole::write, because write paths trust the joined destination path without post-resolution containment verification.

We recommend you upgrade to tough-v0.22.0 / tuftool-v0.15.0.

CVSS v3
5.9
EG Score
5.9(medium)
EPSS
40.4%
KEV
Not listed

Published

April 24, 2026

Last Modified

May 6, 2026

Advisory Details (6)

Auto-updated May 6, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github.
github Patch Available

Multiple Path Traversal Variants in awslabs/tough · Advisory · awslabs/tough · GitHub

https://github.com/awslabs/tough/security/advisories/GHSA-v57p-gppj-p9vg
generic

Release tuftool-v0.15.0 · awslabs/tough · GitHub

https://github.com/awslabs/tough/releases/tag/tuftool-v0.15.0
generic

Release tough-v0.22.0 · awslabs/tough · GitHub

https://github.com/awslabs/tough/releases/tag/tough-v0.22.0
generic

crates.io: Rust Package Registry

https://crates.io/crates/tuftool/0.15.0
generic

crates.io: Rust Package Registry

https://crates.io/crates/tough/0.22.0
generic

Issues in tough library and tuftool CLI utility

https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-019-aws/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-6968(1)

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

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-6968?
CVE-2026-6968 is a medium vulnerability published on April 24, 2026. Incomplete path traversal fixes in awslabs/tough before tough-v0.22.0 allow remote authenticated users with delegated signing authority to write files outside intended output directories via absolute target names in copytarget/linktarget, symlinked parent directories in save_target, or symlinked…
When was CVE-2026-6968 disclosed?
CVE-2026-6968 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 24, 2026, with the most recent update on May 6, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-6968 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-6968 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 40.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-6968?
CVE-2026-6968 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.9 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-6968?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-6968, 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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