01 Record
CVE-2026-55569
aqua: Archive extraction in aqua follows attacker-planted symlinks, allowing writes outside the install directory
MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: GitHub_M
CNA base score6.6 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
02 Description
aqua: Archive extraction in aqua follows attacker-planted symlinks, allowing writes outside the install directory
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
- 0.18% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 7.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.6 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
- NVD analysis status
- Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-09-09.
- 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
- 2026-08-28 16:26Z2 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-09-01 01:44Z1 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-06-16
- Assigning CNA
- GitHub_M
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 6.6)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- a9152161d1fa88a8462d427c9db2164e22729175175d79e1c8986e1311af35ee
05 Affected products
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