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CVE-2026-54574Disclosure

LOWCVSS 8.2 · HIGH

Signal is active with 3 mentions in latest observed window

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NVD description

proot-distro is a utility for managing proot containers. Prior to version 5.1.5, proot-distro install extracted plain tarball root filesystems through _extract_plain_tar() in proot_distro/commands/install.py and Docker layers through _apply_layer() in proot_distro/helpers/docker.py without validating archive-controlled symlink targets in member.linkname, allowing a malicious archive to plant an absolute host-path symlink and write files through it onto the host filesystem. This issue is fixed in version 5.1.5.

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Sources & remediation

Other references
Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-61

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

NONE

Threat summary

  • 3 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 3 signals
  • Disclosure: 3 classified signals
  • 3 total mentions across 1 day

Deep dive

Activity timeline3 mentions / 1d
01223Mentions · 2026-07-29: 3Technical Details · 2026-07-29: 307-29
Signal classification1 categories
Disclosure
3100.0%
Referenced assets4 URLs
Full discourse3 posts
  • Infoflowcloud@infoflowcloud
    Disclosure

    🚨*CVE* CVE-2026-54574 proot-distro is a utility for managing proot containers. Prior to version 5.1.5, proot-distro install extracted plain tarball root filesystems through _extract_plain_… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-54574 ----- Traducción: CVE-2026-54574 pro… http://infoflow.cloud`

    Post summary

    The tweet announces CVE-2026-54574, noting that before version 5.1.5 proot-distro extracts plain tarball root filesystems via _extract_plain_, and links to the CVE record, but provides no PoC, exploit details, patch, or evidence of active exploitation.

    0000023
    96 followersView on X
  • CVE@CVEnew
    Disclosure

    CVE-2026-54574 proot-distro is a utility for managing proot containers. Prior to version 5.1.5, proot-distro install extracted plain tarball root filesystems through _extract_plain_… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-54574

    Post summary

    The entry notes that CVE-2026-54574 affects older proot‑distro releases by extracting plain tarball root filesystems via _extract_plain_, but it does not provide PoC, exploit code, patches, or evidence of active exploitation.

    00000636
    57.9K followersView on X
  • Vulmon Vulnerability Feed@VulmonFeeds
    Disclosure

    CVE-2026-54574 Path Traversal via Symlink Validation in proot-distro Before Version 5.1... https://vulmon.com/vulnerabilitydetails?qid=CVE-2026-54574 Vulnerability Notification: https://alerts.vulmon.com/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=2102281&utm_content=3

    Post summary

    The post announces CVE-2026-54574, describing a path traversal flaw in proot-distro versions prior to 5.1, and provides links for further details.

    0000075
    4.1K followersView on X

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