Answer in brief
CVE-2026-41991 records a Medium severity (CVSS 4.7) vulnerability in Predictable Temporary File in GNU gzip. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps GNU/gzip (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
CVSS is 4.7. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps GNU/gzip (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| GNU/gzipgeneric | 0 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Jun 29, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Jul 1, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Jun 29, 2026
GNU gzip contains a vulnerability in the gzexe utility related to insecure temporary file handling. When the mktemp utility is not available in the user’s PATH, gzexe falls back to constructing a temporary file path based solely on the process ID (PID). This predictable filename is created without exclusive access or existence checks. A local attacker can pre‑create the predicted temporary file path as a symbolic link pointing to an arbitrary file writable by the victim. When gzexe runs, it follows the symlink and overwrites the target file, resulting in a time‑of‑check to time‑of‑use (TOCTOU) condition that allows arbitrary file overwrite. This issue has been fixed in the commit 4e6f8b24ab823146ab8776f0b7fe486ab34d4269
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.
Answer in brief
CVE-2026-41991 records a Medium severity (CVSS 4.7) vulnerability in Predictable Temporary File in GNU gzip. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps GNU/gzip (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
CVSS is 4.7. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps GNU/gzip (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| GNU/gzipgeneric | 0 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Jun 29, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Jul 1, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Jun 29, 2026
GNU gzip contains a vulnerability in the gzexe utility related to insecure temporary file handling. When the mktemp utility is not available in the user’s PATH, gzexe falls back to constructing a temporary file path based solely on the process ID (PID). This predictable filename is created without exclusive access or existence checks. A local attacker can pre‑create the predicted temporary file path as a symbolic link pointing to an arbitrary file writable by the victim. When gzexe runs, it follows the symlink and overwrites the target file, resulting in a time‑of‑check to time‑of‑use (TOCTOU) condition that allows arbitrary file overwrite. This issue has been fixed in the commit 4e6f8b24ab823146ab8776f0b7fe486ab34d4269
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.