CVE-2026-5166: Path Traversal in TUBITAK BILGEM's Pardus Software Center

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.6 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-04-29 · updated 2026-10-26
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in TUBITAK BILGEM Software Technologies Research Institute Pardus Software Center allows Path Traversal. This issue affects Pardus Software Center: before 0.6.4.

Affected products

TUBITAK BILGEM Software Technologies Research Institute Pardus Software Center: before 0.6.4 — fixed in 0.6.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: TUBITAK BILGEM Software Technologies Research Institute Pardus Software Center 0.6.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://siberguvenlik.gov.tr/guvenlik-bildirimleri/detay/tr-26-0131
https://www.usom.gov.tr/bildirim/tr-26-0131

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