CVE-2026-115207

mediumpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.001 · 3 %ileDEUS
grimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.14% (3rd) EPSS
CVSS 5.5 · medium
Is it mine?
1 products
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Who says so?
1 sources
cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

A flaw was found in GNU patch. An attacker can achieve arbitrary file creation outside the intended working directory by enticing a user or automated workflow to apply a specially crafted patch file. Due to missing validation during automatic patch reversal, absolute file paths in patch headers are accepted rather than rejected. Consequently, the utility can create files in arbitrary locations with the permissions of the executing user.

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

5.5
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.15.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:Nprimary · secalert@redhat.com USexploitability 1.8 · impact 3.6
v3.15.1mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-22US
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affected products (1)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • WID-SEC-W-2026-4173GNU patch: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Manipulation von DateienDeutsch2026-10-26csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in GNU patch ausnutzen, um Dateien zu manipulieren.

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sources

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cert_bundNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2026-10-22modified 2026-10-26
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references (3) nvd

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