What is CVE-2026-25707?

CVE-2026-25707 is a high-severity vulnerability in Opensuse Libzypp, classified under Relative Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-06-29.

How severe is CVE-2026-25707?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Opensuse Libzypp

CVE-2026-25707

A relative path traversal bug problem when processing repository metadata in libzypp before 17.38.10 could be used by remote attackers supplying repositories to overwrite files on the system, leading to denial of service or privilege escalation.

EPSS: 0.004 (34.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Opensuse Libzypp
Suse Libzypp — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-23 — Relative Path Traversal

References

meissner@suse.de (issue-tracking, Issue Tracking)
meissner@suse.de (Patch, patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-25707?: CVE-2026-25707 is a high-severity vulnerability in Opensuse Libzypp, classified under Relative Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-06-29.
How severe is CVE-2026-25707?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.