CVE-2026-75038

MEDIUM

Published Aug 25, 2026 Modified Aug 25, 2026 CWE-61

Description

UNIX symbolic link (symlink) following vulnerability in ilya-zlobintsev/LACT allows for local denial-of-service. This issue affects LACT: through 0.10.0.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

6.1

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

EPSS — Exploit Prediction

0.0012

Probability of exploitation

0.02%

Percentile rank

EPSS estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. A higher score means more likely to be exploited.

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-61 CWE-61

References

Other References

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1276481 https://github.com/ilya-zlobintsev/LACT

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-75038? +

UNIX symbolic link (symlink) following vulnerability in ilya-zlobintsev/LACT allows for local denial-of-service. This issue affects LACT: through 0.10.0. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.1 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2026-75038? +

CVE-2026-75038 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.1 out of 10, rated MEDIUM. This is a medium-severity vulnerability that should be remediated as part of regular maintenance. The EPSS score is 0.0012, placing it in the 0th percentile for exploitation probability.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2026-75038? +

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