Is CVE-2026-21436 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2026-21436 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2026-21436?

CVE-2026-21436 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2026-21436?

CVE-2026-21436 has an EPSS score of 0.26% (17th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2026-21436?

Upgrade eopkg to 4.4.0 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2026-21436

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

eopkg is a Solus package manager implemented in python3. In versions prior to 4.4.0, a malicious package could escape the directory set by `--destdir`. This requires the installation of a package from a malicious or compromised source. Files in such packages would not be installed in the path given by `--destdir`, but on a different location on the host. The issue has been fixed in v4.4.0. Users only installing packages from the Solus repositories are not affected.

CWE-24

How to fix

Remediation Available

eopkgNVD

Affected:< 4.4.0Fixed in:4.4.0CVE-2026-21436derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.26%probability of exploitation in 30 days

17thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 17% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch3

Release Notes1

github.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-03-04.