CVE 4.6 MEDIUM

npitre cramfs-tools cramfsck.c change_file_status symlink_CVE-2026-8784

4.6 / 10
MEDIUM
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

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.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-8784
Source VulDB
Published May 18, 2026 at 02:30

Affected Product

Vendor npitre
Product cramfs-tools
Version 2.0
Affected Versions npitre cramfs-tools 2.0
npitre cramfs-tools 2.1
npitre cramfs-tools 2.2

CWE Classification

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