Is CVE-2026-24846 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2026-24846 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2026-24846?

CVE-2026-24846 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2026-24846?

CVE-2026-24846 has an EPSS score of 0.17% (6th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2026-24846?

Upgrade malcontent to 1.20.3 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2026-24846

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

malcontent discovers supply-chain compromises through. context, differential analysis, and YARA. Starting in version 1.8.0 and prior to version 1.20.3, malcontent could be made to create symlinks outside the intended extraction directory when scanning a specially crafted tar or deb archive. The `handleSymlink` function received arguments in the wrong order, causing the symlink target to be used as the symlink location. Additionally, symlink targets were not validated to ensure they resolved within the extraction directory. Version 1.20.3 introduces fixes that swap handleSymlink arguments, validate symlink location, and validate symlink targets that resolve within an extraction directory.

CWE-22Path Traversal CWE-683

How to fix

Remediation Available

malcontentNVD

Affected:>= 1.8.0, < 1.20.3Fixed in:1.20.3CVE-2026-24846derived 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

0.17%probability of exploitation in 30 days

6thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 6% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Vendor Advisory1

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 2026-02-24.