CVE-2026-6941 | radareorg radare2 up to 6.1.3 zrp Archive link following
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A vulnerability was found in radareorg radare2 up to 6.1.3 . It has been classified as critical . Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component zrp Archive Handler . Performing a manipulation results in link following. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-6941 . The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.
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VDB-359218 · CVE-2026-6941 · GCVE-0-2026-6941
RADAREORG RADARE2 UP TO 6.1.3 ZRP ARCHIVE LINK FOLLOWING
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5.8 $0-$5k 1.92+
Summaryinfo
A vulnerability was found in radareorg radare2 up to 6.1.3. It has been declared as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component zrp Archive Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to link following. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-6941. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.
Detailsinfo
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in radareorg radare2 up to 6.1.3. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component zrp Archive Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a link following vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-59. The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
radare2 prior to 6.1.4 contains a path traversal vulnerability in its project notes handling that allows attackers to read or write files outside the configured project directory by importing a malicious .zrp archive containing a symlinked notes.txt file. Attackers can craft a .zrp archive with a symlinked notes.txt that bypasses directory confinement checks, allowing note operations to follow the symlink and access arbitrary files outside the dir.projects root directory.
The weakness was presented by Chia Min Jun Lennon. The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-6941 since 04/23/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.
Applying the patch 4bcdee725ff0754ed721a98789c0af371c5f32a4/6.1.4 is able to eliminate this problem.
Productinfo
Type
Programming Tool Software
Vendor
radareorg
Name
radare2
Version
6.1.0
6.1.1
6.1.2
6.1.3
License
open-source
Website
Product: https://github.com/radareorg/radare2/
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8
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VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo
Class: Link following
CWE: CWE-59
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially
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Countermeasuresinfo
Recommended: Patch
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Patch: 4bcdee725ff0754ed721a98789c0af371c5f32a4/6.1.4
Timelineinfo
04/23/2026 Advisory disclosed
04/23/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
04/23/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
04/23/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update
Sourcesinfo
Product: github.com
Advisory: github.com
Researcher: Chia Min Jun Lennon
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-6941 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-6941
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-359218
Entryinfo
Created: 04/23/2026 23:22
Changes: 04/23/2026 23:22 (78)
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Cache ID: 99:0A0:101
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