Description
In the opam package before 2.5.2 for OCaml, the sandbox protection mechanism can be bypassed because symlinks are mishandled during use of .install files.
Published: 2026-09-09
Score: 5.7 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4684-1 opam security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6386-1 opam security update
History

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 03:45:00 +0000

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Description In the opam package before 2.5.2 for OCaml, the sandbox protection mechanism can be bypassed because symlinks are mishandled during use of .install files.
Weaknesses CWE-61
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-09T03:32:29.037Z

Reserved: 2026-06-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2026-57825

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-61

    UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following