What is CVE-2026-8784?

CVE-2026-8784 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Npitre Cramfs-tools, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 4.2/10. Published 2026-05-18.

How severe is CVE-2026-8784?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.2 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Npitre Cramfs-tools

CVE-2026-8784

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…

EPSS: 0.000 (6.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Npitre Cramfs-tools — versions 2.0, 2.1, 2.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

cna@vuldb.com (technical-description, vdb-entry)
cna@vuldb.com (signature, permissions-required)
cna@vuldb.com (third-party-advisory)
cna@vuldb.com (issue-tracking, exploit)
cna@vuldb.com (issue-tracking)
cna@vuldb.com (patch)
cna@vuldb.com (product)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-8784?: CVE-2026-8784 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Npitre Cramfs-tools, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 4.2/10. Published 2026-05-18.
How severe is CVE-2026-8784?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.2 out of 10.