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CVE-2026-102252: Google OSV-SCALIBR · Path Traversal

Affects Google OSV-SCALIBRSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.9 Medium : upgrade to 0.5.1 when convenient.

Data as of 12 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
6.9Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.08% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 0% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 0.5.1
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 29 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 13 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Google OSV-SCALIBR to 0.5.1.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
GoogleOSV-SCALIBRAffected
  • >=0.3.6 <0.5.1
Fixed in
  • 0.5.1
GitHubOSV-SCALIBRpkg:github/OSV-SCALIBROther threatsAffected
  • >=0.3.6 <0.5.1
Fixed in
  • 0.5.1

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AI-suggested

If you cannot patch yet, avoid scanning untrusted or potentially malicious VMDK images with affected OSV-SCALIBR versions.

Description

CVE-2026-102252 is a path traversal vulnerability in Google OSV-SCALIBR's embedded VMDK filesystem extractor versions 0.3.6 through 0.5.0. This flaw allows an attacker controlling the scan target to write arbitrary files outside the intended extraction directory on the host system by exploiting insufficient validation of archive path entries in crafted VMDK images.

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