openscap: A flaw was found in OpenSCAP
CVE-2026-85518 is fixed in 16 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-85518, released October 29, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.
A flaw was found in OpenSCAP. When decomposing a Source DataStream (SDS) file, the application does not properly validate relative file path attributes, leading to a path traversal vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this flaw by tricking a user or automated system into decomposing a crafted datastream containing directory traversal sequences. Successful exploitation allows unauthorized file creation or modification outside the intended target directory with the permissions of the executing process.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| openscap · Debian 14 | 1.4.6+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-85518 | Oct 29, 2026 |
| openscap · Fedora 43 | 1:1.4.6-1.fc43 | FEDORA-2026-03CAED4282 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| openscap-containers · Fedora 43 | 1:1.4.6-1.fc43 | FEDORA-2026-03CAED4282 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| openscap-debuginfo · Fedora 43 | 1:1.4.6-1.fc43 | FEDORA-2026-03CAED4282 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| openscap-debugsource · Fedora 43 | 1:1.4.6-1.fc43 | FEDORA-2026-03CAED4282 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| openscap-devel · Fedora 43 | 1:1.4.6-1.fc43 | FEDORA-2026-03CAED4282 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| openscap-engine-sce · Fedora 43 | 1:1.4.6-1.fc43 | FEDORA-2026-03CAED4282 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| openscap-engine-sce-debuginfo · Fedora 43 | 1:1.4.6-1.fc43 | FEDORA-2026-03CAED4282 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| openscap-engine-sce-devel · Fedora 43 | 1:1.4.6-1.fc43 | FEDORA-2026-03CAED4282 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| openscap-perl · Fedora 43 | 1:1.4.6-1.fc43 | FEDORA-2026-03CAED4282 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| openscap-perl-debuginfo · Fedora 43 | 1:1.4.6-1.fc43 | FEDORA-2026-03CAED4282 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| openscap-python3 · Fedora 43 | 1:1.4.6-1.fc43 | FEDORA-2026-03CAED4282 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| openscap-python3-debuginfo · Fedora 43 | 1:1.4.6-1.fc43 | FEDORA-2026-03CAED4282 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| openscap-scanner · Fedora 43 | 1:1.4.6-1.fc43 | FEDORA-2026-03CAED4282 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| openscap-scanner-debuginfo · Fedora 43 | 1:1.4.6-1.fc43 | FEDORA-2026-03CAED4282 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| openscap-utils · Fedora 43 | 1:1.4.6-1.fc43 | FEDORA-2026-03CAED4282 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| openscap-utils-debuginfo · Fedora 43 | 1:1.4.6-1.fc43 | FEDORA-2026-03CAED4282 | Nov 7, 2026 |
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