VDB
JLSEC-2026-285
JLSEC-2026-285
PUBLISHED
CVSS 8.800000190734863 HIGH
A flaw was found in libXpm. When processing files with .Z or .gz extensions, the library calls external programs to compress and uncompress files, relying on the PATH environment variable to find these programs, which could allow a malicious user to execute other programs by manipulating the PATH environment variable.
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
8.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Julia | Xorg_libXpm_jll | 0 |
| Julia | Xorg_libXpm_jll | 0, 0 |
Timeline
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Published
- Jul 18, 2026 CVE Updated
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2160213 url
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxpm/-/commit/515294bb8023a45ff91669 url
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxpm/-/merge_requests/9 url
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00021.html url
- https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2023-January/003312.html url