Answer in brief
CVE-2026-44941 records a High severity (CVSS 8.4) vulnerability in libzypp path traversal via "keyhint" in repomd.xml. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps SUSE/libzypp (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 8.4. 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 SUSE/libzypp (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| SUSE/libzyppgeneric | >=0 <17.38.12 | 17.38.12 |
Published upstream
Jul 2, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Jul 7, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Jul 2, 2026
A relative path traversal in the "keyhint" option in repomd.xml parsing of libzypp before 17.38.12 can be used by attackers able to supply a malicious repository to inject or overwrite files in the target system as root.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.
Answer in brief
CVE-2026-44941 records a High severity (CVSS 8.4) vulnerability in libzypp path traversal via "keyhint" in repomd.xml. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps SUSE/libzypp (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 8.4. 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 SUSE/libzypp (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| SUSE/libzyppgeneric | >=0 <17.38.12 | 17.38.12 |
Published upstream
Jul 2, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Jul 7, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Jul 2, 2026
A relative path traversal in the "keyhint" option in repomd.xml parsing of libzypp before 17.38.12 can be used by attackers able to supply a malicious repository to inject or overwrite files in the target system as root.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.