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CVE-2026-68766: hashcat through 7.1.2 Arbitrary File Write via Restore File Option Injection

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 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: 2026-08-22 · updated 2026-10-14
• Weakness: CWE-88

Description

hashcat fails to restrict command-line options when parsing restore files, allowing attackers to inject output-redirecting options like --outfile and --potfile-path. Attackers can craft restore files with malicious options to append attacker-controlled content to arbitrary files, enabling code execution when targeting shell startup files.

Affected products

• hashcat: through 7.1.2

References

• https://github.com/hashcat/hashcat
• https://github.com/hashcat/hashcat/blob/v7.1.2/src/restore.c#L365-L369
• https://github.com/hashcat/hashcat/commit/fcae69f2438ff8eae0dc8e206b78067a1e465ed4
• https://github.com/hashcat/hashcat/issues/4738
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hashcat-through-arbitrary-file-write-via-restore-file-option-injection
• https://github.com/hashcat/hashcat/issues/4738

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