CVE-2026-19589 — Packer vulnerable to arbitrary file write via crafted plugin archive during installation
Packer up to 1.15.4 is vulnerable to an issue in the third-party plugin installer that may allow unintended file system modification and could lead to code execution. A user who…
Published: 2026-08-17 · CVSS: 7.1 · CVSS 3.1
Packer up to 1.15.4 is vulnerable to an issue in the third-party plugin installer that may allow unintended file system modification and could lead to code execution. A user who installs a plugin from a malicious or compromised source may be affected. This vulnerability (CVE-2026-19589) is fixed in Packer 1.16.0.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7