mport directory asset installation is vulnerable to symlink and path traversal races (CVE-2026-54587) | HOL Guard CVE

Unknown severity · Source severity not reportedCVE-2026-54587

mport directory asset installation is vulnerable to symlink and path traversal races

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-54587 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in mport directory asset installation is vulnerable to symlink and path traversal races. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps MidnightBSD/mport (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Sep 17, 2026Updated Sep 17, 2026Source checked Sep 17, 2026First seen by HOL Sep 17, 2026Material review Sep 17, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Unknown severitySource severity not reported
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 1 mapped package or product
Fix availability: Not reported

Why this deserves its current priority

A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. 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.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps MidnightBSD/mport (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
MidnightBSD/mportgeneric	< 2.7.8	Not reported

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for MidnightBSD/mport.
Review the reported fix. Monitor this advisory for an available fix and review any installs of the affected package.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Sep 17, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Sep 17, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Sep 17, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source description

mport is the MidnightBSD Package Manager. Prior to 2.7.8, directory assets handled as ASSET_DIR or ASSET_DIR_OWNER_MODE in libmport/bundle_read_install_pkg.c used path-based mport_mkdirp(), ownership, and permission operations. A local attacker able to modify part of the target installation tree could use dot-dot traversal or substitute symlinks during privileged package installation, causing directory creation or attribute changes to affect attacker-selected paths outside the intended package directories. This issue is fixed in version 2.7.8.

Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.