CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-105265

MediumCVSS 5.3
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.38%

31th percentile - higher than 31% of all known CVEs

Summary

A vulnerability exists in the time zone parameter and does not properly validate user input, which may allow an authenticated user to cause /etc/localtime to point to a file outside the intended zoneinfo directory.

Risk Assessment

An authenticated user can cause /etc/localtime to point to a file outside the zoneinfo directory, potentially affecting system behavior and time zone-dependent services. This may be leveraged for further attacks within the system.

Recommendation

Update the software to a version containing the time zone parameter validation fix. Restrict privileges to change time zone configuration to trusted administrators.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

A vulnerability exists in the the time zone parameter and does not properly validate user input, which may allow an authenticated user to cause /etc/localtime to point to a file outside the intended zoneinfo directory .

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS