In OCaml opam before 2.5.1, a .install field containing a destination filepath can use ../ to reach a parent directory.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
OCaml opam unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected < 2.5.1

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Solution

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Workaround

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References
Link Providers
https://github.com/ocaml/opam/pull/6897 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/ocaml/opam/releases/tag/2.5.1 cve-icon cve-icon
History

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0000

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Description In OCaml opam before 2.5.1, a .install field containing a destination filepath can use ../ to reach a parent directory.
Weaknesses CWE-24
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-16T18:37:08.983Z

Reserved: 2026-04-16T17:32:39.584Z

Link: CVE-2026-41082

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-16T18:37:06.220Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-04-16T18:16:45.980

Modified: 2026-04-16T18:16:45.980

Link: CVE-2026-41082

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