November 13, 2026

CVE Watchtower

CVE-2026-104620PackageKit PackageKit

NVD

Vulnerability Summary

A path traversal attack in simulation of actions in the Zypp backend of PackageKit before 1.4.1 could be used by local attackers to gain root privileges.
Severity Level
HIGH(8.5)
Published Date
Nov 9, 2026
Last Modified
Nov 10, 2026
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation yet
EPSS Score (30-Day)
0.17%Probability
Root Weakness (CWE)
CWE-23 β†—
See the MITRE CWE entry for the full definition of this weakness.
CVSS v4.0 Base Metrics — Score 8.5 (HIGH)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:P
Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Attack RequirementsNone
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
Confidentiality (Vulnerable System)High
Integrity (Vulnerable System)High
Availability (Vulnerable System)High
Confidentiality (Subsequent System)High
Integrity (Subsequent System)High
Availability (Subsequent System)High

Affected & Patched Versions

Affected Versions
  • PackageKit PackageKit < 1.4.1
Patched Versions
  • PackageKit PackageKit 1.4.1

What to do

Plan remediation soon. No exploitation is confirmed yet, but the severity is high.

  1. Check whether you run PackageKit PackageKit and which version.
  2. Update to a patched version listed above, then confirm the new version.

Timeline

  • Nov 9, 2026Published
  • Nov 10, 2026Record last modified

Score, severity and exploitation changes are tracked from the day Watchtower started logging them.

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External References

Data last checked: Nov 13, 2026 20:14 UTC