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CVE-2026-57825
Published:September 09, 2026
Updated:September 22, 2026
In the opam package before 2.5.2 for OCaml, the sandbox protection mechanism can be bypassed because symlinks are mishandled during use of .install files.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/ocaml/opam.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=0.1 <2.5.2
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.5.2
Related Resources (6)
https://github.com/ocaml/opam/releases
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-57825
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/07/msg00026.html
https://osv.dev/vulnerability/OSEC-2026-10
https://github.com/ocaml/opam/pull/7005
https://github.com/ocaml/opam/pull/7006
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
6.9
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
PASSIVE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
5.7
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following
CWE-61
EPSS
Base Score:
0.31