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CVE-2026-8784: npitre cramfs-tools · Symlink Following

Affects npitre cramfs-toolsSource CVE Database V5

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Public exploit available · CVSS 4.6 Medium.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 06:59 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
4.6Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 4% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 18 May 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: evidence found.

    CVSS exploit maturity: proof of concept public

  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), CVSS vector, the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
npitrecramfs-toolsAffected
  • =2.0
  • =2.1
  • =2.2
Fixed in–
GitHubnpitre/cramfs-toolspkg:github/npitre/cramfs-toolsOther threatsAffected
  • =2.0
  • =2.1
  • =2.2
Fixed in–

CPE configurations (1)

  • cpe:2.3:a:npitre:cramfs-tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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AI-suggested

A patch identified by commit b4a3a695c9873f824907bd15659f2a6ac7667b4f is available and it is recommended to apply this patch to remediate the vulnerability. Patch status is not explicitly confirmed in vendor advisory content, so users should verify the patch application from the official npitre cramfs-tools repository or vendor sources.

Description

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 now public and may be used. The patch is named b4a3a695c9873f824907bd15659f2a6ac7667b4f. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

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