{"id":"CVE-2026-115207","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2026-115207","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T23:59:10.039Z","title":"An attacker can achieve arbitrary file creation outside the intended working directory by enticing a user or automated workflow to apply a specially crafted patch file.","description":"A flaw was found in GNU patch. An attacker can achieve arbitrary file creation outside the intended working directory by enticing a user or automated workflow to apply a specially crafted patch file. Due to missing validation during automatic patch reversal, absolute file paths in patch headers are accepted rather than rejected. Consequently, the utility can create files in arbitrary locations with the permissions of the executing user.","published":"2026-10-22T11:17:51.000Z","lastModified":"2026-10-26T18:17:37.000Z","status":"Awaiting Analysis","sourceIdentifier":"secalert@redhat.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":5.5,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-22"],"affected":[],"epss":{"score":0.0013,"percentile":0.02603,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[{"date":"2026-10-23","score":0.0013,"percentile":0.02379}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.13%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[{"kind":"new","label":"New CVE","at":"2026-10-22T11:17:51.000Z","detail":{"score":"5.5","severity":"MEDIUM","publishedAt":"2026-10-22T11:17:50.537Z"},"summary":"New CVE, medium severity (CVSS 5.5)."}],"references":[{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-115207","source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2558775","source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/10/26/14","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-115207","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}