SecuriTricks - CVE-2026-21437

Description

eopkg is a Solus package manager implemented in python3. In versions prior to 4.4.0, a malicious package could include files that are not tracked by `eopkg`. This requires the installation of a package from a malicious or compromised source. Files in such packages would not be shown by `lseopkg` and related tools. The issue has been fixed in v4.4.0. Users only installing packages from the Solus repositories are not affected.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor	Product	Versions
Solus	Eopkg	<4.4.0

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-353

Missing Support for Integrity Check

The product uses a transmission protocol that does not include a mechanism for verifying the integrity of the data during transmission, such as a checksum.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language	Software Edition	Target Software	Target Hardware	Other Information
a	solus	eopkg	<4.4.0	/	/	/	/	/	/	/

References

https://github.com/getsolus/eopkg/commit/e7694323ed64e08b5b4b108fff273c64125cd39d

https://github.com/getsolus/eopkg/pull/201

https://github.com/getsolus/eopkg/releases/tag/v4.4.0

https://github.com/getsolus/eopkg/security/advisories/GHSA-hjp7-qwrj-6cc6

CVSS Score

2.0 / 10

CVSS Data - 4.0

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Attack Complexity: LOW
Attack Requirements: PRESENT
Privileges Required: HIGH
User Interaction: ACTIVE
Scope:
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: LOW
Availability Impact: NONE
Exploit Maturity: NOT_DEFINED

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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Timeline

Published: Jan. 1, 2026, 6:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Jan. 1, 2026, 6:15 p.m.

Status : Received

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

security-advisories@github.com

CVE-2026-21437