---
id: CVE-2026-102252
title: >-
  A path traversal vulnerability (CWE-22) in the embedded VMDK filesystem
  extractor in Google OSV-SCALIBR versions 0.3.6 through 0.5.0 allows an
  attacker who controls the scan target to write arbitrary files to the host
  system
summary: >-
  A path traversal vulnerability (CWE-22) in the embedded VMDK filesystem
  extractor in Google OSV-SCALIBR versions 0.3.6 through 0.5.0 allows an
  attacker who controls the scan target to write arbitrary files to the host
  system. When scanni…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.9
cvssVector: 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-22
  - CWE-23
vendor: Google
product: OSV-SCALIBR
affected:
  - OSV-SCALIBR >= 0.3.6 < 0.5.1
published: '2026-09-29'
updated: '2026-09-30'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-30T16:17:06.013'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-102252'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/google/osv-scalibr/pull/2030'
    label: cve-coordination@google.com
  - url: >-
      https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-102252.json
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-102252'
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-102252'
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
  - csaf
  - vex
  - red-hat
epss: 0.00088
epssPercentile: 0.00371
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-30T15:20:25.133430Z'
cvssSource: cna
scores:
  cna: 6.9
  vendor: 7.1
ingestedAt: '2026-09-29T20:46:06.431Z'
---

## Overview

A path traversal vulnerability (CWE-22) in the embedded VMDK filesystem extractor in Google OSV-SCALIBR versions 0.3.6 through 0.5.0 allows an attacker who controls the scan target to write arbitrary files to the host system. When scanning crafted VMDK images, insufficient validation of archive path entries allows file extractions to escape destination directories.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.

## Vendor advisories

- **Red Hat VEX** · updated 2026-09-30 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-102252.json)