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CVE-2026-68766

hashcat

Description

hashcat fails to restrict command-line options when parsing restore files, allowing attackers to inject output-redirecting options like --outfile and --potfile-path. Attackers can craft restore files with malicious options to append attacker-controlled content to arbitrary files, enabling code execution when targeting shell startup files.

CVSS 7.8EPSS 0.16199999999999998%Risk 0.79
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Published
2026-08-22 15:16:20
Affected versions
unknown
Type
Other
Last modified
2026-08-24 19:16:43
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H