CVE-2026-21436

low-risk

Published 2026-01-01

eopkg is a Solus package manager implemented in python3. In versions prior to 4.4.0, a malicious package could escape the directory set by `--destdir`. This requires the installation of a package from a malicious or compromised source. Files in such packages would not be installed in the path given by `--destdir`, but on a different location on the host. The issue has been fixed in v4.4.0. Users only installing packages from the Solus repositories are not affected.

Do I need to act?

0.01% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 5.5/10 Medium

LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Eopkg

Affected Vendors

Getsol

References (4)

Patch https://github.com/getsolus/eopkg/commit/e7694323ed64e08b5b4b108fff273c64125cd39...

Issue Tracking https://github.com/getsolus/eopkg/pull/201

Product https://github.com/getsolus/eopkg/releases/tag/v4.4.0

Patch https://github.com/getsolus/eopkg/security/advisories/GHSA-786v-47cq-qm6m

/ 100

low-risk

Severity 18/34 · Moderate

Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal

Exposure 5/34 · Minimal