{"id":"CVE-2026-100310","published":"2026-09-25T20:17:05.833","lastModified":"2026-09-30T01:16:31.887","description":"GNU libextractor before 1.16 loads plugins from an untrusted search path specified by the LIBEXTRACTOR_PREFIX environment variable without proper privilege checks. A local attacker can exploit this by setting LIBEXTRACTOR_PREFIX to a directory containing a malicious plugin that executes arbitrary code with elevated privileges when loaded by a setuid or setgid program.","cvssScore":7,"cvssSeverity":"HIGH","cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwes":["CWE-426"],"vendors":[],"products":[],"references":[{"url":"https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libextractor/","tags":[]},{"url":"https://git.gnunet.org/gnunet/libextractor/commit/6edfa653c048800e24a17f7e8cc2bb42659b8d01.html","tags":[]},{"url":"https://github.com/Haitam-lazaar/libextractor-privesc","tags":[]},{"url":"https://www.gnu.org/software/libextractor/","tags":[]},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gnu-libextractor-before-1.16-privilege-escalation-via-libextractor-prefix","tags":[]},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/25/25","tags":[]}],"exploitRefs":[{"url":"https://github.com/Haitam-lazaar/libextractor-privesc","tags":[]}],"hasPoc":true,"ai":null}