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DEBIAN-CVE-2026-16531

An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit a path traversal vulnerability in the PCP pmproxy logger servlet using a crafted hostname. This allows...

Original description

The description as published by the source.

An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit a path traversal vulnerability in the PCP pmproxy logger servlet using a crafted hostname. This allows arbitrary file and directory creation, potentially leading to a denial of service.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Affected packages

Debian:12 pcp

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]

Debian:13 pcp

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]

References

advisory security-tracker.debian.org