CVE-2026-85518
mediumA flaw was found in OpenSCAP.
A flaw was found in OpenSCAP. When decomposing a Source DataStream (SDS) file, the application does not properly validate relative file path attributes, leading to a path traversal vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this flaw by tricking a user or automated system into decomposing a crafted datastream containing directory traversal sequences. Successful exploitation allows unauthorized file creation or modification outside the intended target directory with the permissions of the executing process.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L Affected products
Not reported by the source (unknown — not "none").
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
No vendor advisory or patch reference tagged by NVD. Check the references below.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:88330 secalert@redhat.com
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-85518 secalert@redhat.com
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2478522 secalert@redhat.com
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2478522 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0