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CVE-2026-21437: eopkg vulnerable to package file list integrity bypass

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-01-01 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-353

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.

Affected products

• getsolus eopkg: before 4.4.0 — fixed in 4.4.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: getsolus eopkg 4.4.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

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

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