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CVE-2026-19589 (GCVE-0-2026-19589)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-08-17 20:22
Modified
2026-08-17 20:46
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory (Path Traversal)
Summary
Packer up to 1.15.4 is vulnerable to an issue in the third-party plugin installer that may allow unintended file system modification and could lead to code execution. A user who installs a plugin from a malicious or compromised source may be affected. This vulnerability (CVE-2026-19589) is fixed in Packer 1.16.0.
References
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