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NVD description
The mv, cp, and rm file utilities exposed within the ExtremeXOS (EXOS) shell environment fail to safely canonicalize paths and follow symbolic links outside of the intended privilege boundary. An attacker with low-privilege CLI access can create a symbolic link that references a privileged filesystem location and then invoke the affected utilities to read, modify, or replace security-critical files outside of their authorized scope. Under certain conditions, this may enable escalation to root-level access and persistent modification of the device software stack. Exploitation is possible remotely by an attacker holding a low-privilege account, or locally via the serial console. Extreme would like to thank Hadrien Barral (Université Gustave Eiffel) and Georges-Axel Jaloyan (French Ministry of the Interior) for responsible disclosure of their findings.
Priority
LOW
Exploitation
NONE
PoC
NONE
Patch
NONE
Momentum
STABLE
| Date | Total | Labels |
|---|
| 2026-07-20 | 1 | General1 |
| 2026-07-21 | 1 | Disclosure1 |
CVE-2026-8170 Privilege Escalation via Symbolic Link Following in ExtremeXOS File Utilities https://vulmon.com/vulnerabilitydetails?qid=CVE-2026-8170
Post summary
The post announces CVE‑2026‑8170, describing it as a privilege escalation vulnerability in ExtremeXOS file utilities, without providing further technical details, exploit code, patches, or evidence of active exploitation.
⚔️ ATTACKS CVE Notify: 🚨 [CVE-2026-8170](https://www.extremenetworks.com/support/policies/product-security) The mv, cp, an... https://www.extremenetworks.com/support/policies/product-security #InfoSec #CyberAttack #ThreatIntel
Post summary
The post announces the existence of CVE‑2026‑8170 and provides a link to a vendor policy page, but offers no further details or actionable information.