CVE-2026-54371 — attr < 2.6.0 Symlink Traversal Privilege Escalation via getfattr/setfattr
attr before version 2.6.0 contains a symlink traversal vulnerability in the getfattr and setfattr utilities that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by replacing a pat…
Published: 2026-06-29 · CVSS: 8.4 · CVSS 4.0
attr before version 2.6.0 contains a symlink traversal vulnerability in the getfattr and setfattr utilities that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by replacing a pathname component with a symbolic link during directory hierarchy traversal. Attackers who control a pathname component can redirect getfattr and setfattr operations to arbitrary files by substituting a symlink, leading to local privilege escalation when getfattr or setfattr is invoked by a privileged process over an attacker-controlled path.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7