CVE-2026-100310
GNU libextractor before 1.16 loads plugins from an untrusted search path specified by the LIBEXTRACTOR_PREFIX environment variable without proper privilege checks. A local attacker can exploit this by setting LIBEXTRACTOR_PREFIX to a directory containing a malicious plugin that executes arbitrary code with elevated privileges when loaded by a setuid or setgid program.
- Published Sep 25, 2026
- CVSS 7.3 high
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS)
- A fix is available