01 Record
CVE-2026-42795
Symlink Following in Hex Package Export Allows Embedding Files Outside Project Root
MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: EEF
CNA base score5.1 CVSS v4.0CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
02 Description
Symlink Following in Hex Package Export Allows Embedding Files Outside Project Root
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.19% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 9.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.1 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- NVD analysis status
- Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-06.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-06-02 13:41Z4 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-09-08 01:05Z1 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-04-29
- Assigning CNA
- EEF
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 5.1)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')Base
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 0828b2e2b3e3e64f5452148587b6a49ab1495f78f9c325b59707d9ced8cbb1ea
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
GleamGleam0.10.0-rc1 to < 1.17.0, c82a2d83bd0c06cafdc196820deb3f89a9b3ff7c to < 6435a5528b9ae0449e2f32be579641ec485f6866, v0.10.0-rc1-elixir to < v1.17.0-elixir, v0.10.0-rc1-erlang to < v1.17.0-erlang, v0.10.0-rc1-node to < v1.17.0-node, v0.10.0-rc1-node-slim to < v1.17.0-node-slim, v0.10.0-rc1-elixir-slim to < v1.17.0-elixir-slim, v0.10.0-rc1-erlang-slim to < v1.17.0-erlang-slim, v0.10.0-rc1-erlang-alpine to < v1.17.0-erlang-alpine, v0.10.0-rc1-elixir-alpine to < v1.17.0-elixir-alpine, v0.10.0-rc1-node-alpine to < v1.17.0-node-alpine, v0.10.0-rc1-scratch to < v1.17.0-scratch—