CVE-2026-26098 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Uncontrolled Search Path Element in Owl opds 2.2.0.4 allows Leveraging/Manipulating Configuration File Search Paths via a crafted network request.

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

No CVSS v3.1

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 total

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Owl

opds

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	≤ 2.2.0.4

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Project Subscriptions

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.nozominetworks.com/labs/vulnerability-advisories-cve-2026-26098

History

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 23:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 17:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Uncontrolled Search Path Element in Owl opds 2.2.0.4 allows Leveraging/Manipulating Configuration File Search Paths via a crafted network request.
Title		Uncontrolled Search Path Element in Owl opds
Weaknesses		CWE-427
References		https://www.nozominetworks.com/labs/vulnerability-advisories-cve-2026-26098
Metrics		cvssV4_0 `{'score': 8.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}`

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Nozomi

Published: 2026-02-20T16:54:09.124Z

Updated: 2026-02-20T23:03:35.006Z

Reserved: 2026-02-11T09:59:47.766Z

Link: CVE-2026-26098

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-02-20T17:53:14.967Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-02-20T17:25:54.497

Modified: 2026-02-20T18:57:15.973

Link: CVE-2026-26098

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-427

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