CVE-2026-8784Disclosure

LOWCVSS 1.8 · LOW

Signal is active with 2 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

A vulnerability was detected in npitre cramfs-tools up to 2.2. Affected is the function change_file_status of the file cramfsck.c. Performing a manipulation results in symlink following. The attack requires a local approach. The exploit is now public and may be used. The patch is named b4a3a695c9873f824907bd15659f2a6ac7667b4f. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-59CWE-61

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

NONE

Threat summary

  • 2 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 2 signals
  • Disclosure: 2 classified signals
  • 2 total mentions across 1 day

Deep dive

Activity timeline2 mentions / 1d
01122Mentions · 2026-05-18: 2Technical Details · 2026-05-18: 205-18
Signal classification1 categories
Disclosure
2100.0%
Referenced assets2 URLs
Full discourse2 posts
  • CVE@CVEnew
    Disclosure

    CVE-2026-8784 A vulnerability was detected in npitre cramfs-tools up to 2.2. Affected is the function change_file_status of the file cramfsck.c. Performing a manipulation results in … https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-8784

    Post summary

    A new CVE-2026-8784 vulnerability has been identified in npitre cramfs-tools, affecting the change_file_status function in cramfsck.c; advisory details are available on cve.org.

    00000157
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  • Vulmon Vulnerability Feed@VulmonFeeds
    Disclosure

    CVE-2026-8784 Symlink Following Vulnerability in npitre cramfs-tools Up To 2.2 https://vulmon.com/vulnerabilitydetails?qid=CVE-2026-8784

    Post summary

    The entry announces CVE-2026-8784, a symlink following vulnerability affecting npitre cramfs-tools up to version 2.2, with a link for further details.

    0000059
    4.0K followersView on X

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