High

CVE-2026-44933 — Path Traversal in Plugin Loading in libzypp

`PluginScript` attempts to `chroot` the plugin to the `repoManagerRoot`, this root is frequently `/` (the system root) in standard configurations or when using `--root`. If the chroot target is `/`, it is a no-op, allowing the traversed path to execute host binaries (like `/bin/bash`) with root privileges.

Published May 20, 2026 · Updated Oct 13, 2026 · Sources: NIST National Vulnerability Database, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP · CNA: suse

Low

Who exploits it and how urgent it is

A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.

No exploitation signal in the sources consulted so far.

How the score was calculated

EPSS 0.2% (30-day exploitation probability)+1
Technical severity (high)+6

The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).

Triage

Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.

Exploitation

Not confirmed

Not in CISA KEV — an absence of record, not proof it is unexploited.

EPSS FIRST

0.19%

ahead of 8% of scored CVEs · Oct 14, 2026

Affects

SUSE

Linux Enterprise and 1 more

CVSS base

7.8

High · 2 source(s)

CISA SSVC assessment CISA

Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses (SSVC 2.0.3). A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.

Exploitation

None

none · proof-of-concept · active

Automatable

can an attacker script the kill-chain steps

Technical impact

Total

partial · total control of the vulnerable component

Remediation

Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.

No fix documented by the sources we poll. That does not mean none exists: check the vendor advisory.

First 24 hours

Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.

Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (SUSE Linux Enterprise, SUSE openSUSE).
No fix documented in the sources: reduce exposure and monitor the vendor advisory.
Exploitation requires user interaction: tighten email/web filtering and warn affected users.
Search available logs for exploit probes, errors and authentication anomalies.

Affected scope

Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status	Source
SUSE	Linux Enterprise	≥ 17.38.8 and < 17.38.9	Vulnerable	CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
SUSE	openSUSE	≥ 17.38.8 and < 17.38.9	Vulnerable	CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

Attack characteristics

The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.

Attack vector

Local

Attack complexity

Low

Privileges required

None

User interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Every base score collected

Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.

Score	Version	Severity	Expl.	Impact	Scored by
8.5	CVSS 4.0	High	—	—	meissner@suse.de via NIST National Vulnerability Database
8.5	CVSS 4.0	High	—	—	suse via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
7.8	CVSS 3.1	High	1.8	5.9	meissner@suse.de via NIST National Vulnerability Database
7.8	CVSS 3.1	High	—	—	suse via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (score shown at the top: meissner@suse.de)

Weakness MITRE

Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.

CWE-35

Other CVEs with this weakness →

EPSS over time FIRST

Oct 13, 2026 → Oct 14, 2026 · 2 reading(s) · max 0.19%

Detection

Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.

Local/physical vector: focus on endpoint telemetry (EDR) from affected hosts.

endpoint telemetry (EDR)

Timeline

What happened to this CVE, newest first.

2026
Affected products added · suse/suse linux enterprise, suse/opensuse
Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
SSVC assessment updated
Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Record published
Oct 13, 2026
CVSS changed · 7.8
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
Source status changed · → Deferred
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
Record created in this database
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
CVE published
May 20, 2026 · suse

Source activity

Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.

1× Official description updated · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026

References

1 on the record

bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi
NIST National Vulnerability Database

Elsewhere on this site

SUSE
every CVE for this vendor

CWE-35
other pages naming this weakness

Related CVEs (same products)

Medium CVE-2025-62876 Execution with Unnecessary Privileges in SUSE openSUSE Nov 12, 2025
High CVE-2021-4166 Out-of-bounds Read in vim/vim Dec 25, 2021
High CVE-2016-5131 Use-after-free vulnerability in libxml2 through 2.9.4, as used in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743... Jul 23, 2016
High CVE-2011-0609 Adobe Flash Player Unspecified Vulnerability KEV Mar 15, 2011
High CVE-2010-1297 Adobe Flash Player Memory Corruption Vulnerability KEV Jun 8, 2010
High CVE-2009-3953 Adobe Acrobat and Reader Universal 3D Remote Code Execution Vulnerability KEV Jan 13, 2010

Not in any source we poll

Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.

No fixed version, patch or mitigation documented.
No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.

Answered from this record

Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.

What should defenders know first?

CVE-2026-44933 is "Path Traversal in Plugin Loading in libzypp", rated High. It affects Linux Enterprise (SUSE); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 7.8 describes technical severity. EPSS 0.19% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.

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