CVE-2026-77113
Published:August 20, 2026
Updated:September 24, 2026
Path traversal in apport-unpack in Canonical Apport before 2.36.0, 2.34.2, and 2.28.4 on Linux allows an attacker to create or overwrite arbitrary files with the privileges of the executing user via an attacker controlled key names in crash report files.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/canonical/apport.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=0.0.1 <2.28.4Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.28.4https://github.com/canonical/apport.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) =2.35.0 <2.36.0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.36.0https://github.com/canonical/apport.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=2.29.0 <2.34.2Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.34.2Related Resources (5)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
6.7
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
ACTIVE
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:
5.5
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Relative Path Traversal
EPSS
Base Score:
0.24