Symlink Attack Affecting radareorg/radare2 package, versions [0,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.03% (9th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-RADAREORGRADARE2-16325169
  • published1 May 2026
  • disclosed24 Apr 2026
  • creditChia Min Jun Lennon

Introduced: 24 Apr 2026

NewCVE-2026-6941  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-59  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

A fix was pushed into the master branch but not yet published.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Symlink Attack via the handling of project notes when importing a .zrp archive containing a symlinked notes.txt file. An attacker can access or modify files outside the intended project directory by crafting a malicious archive that bypasses directory confinement checks.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1