CVE-2026-6941 radare2 < 6.1.4 Project Notes Path Traversal via Symlink
Attackers can read or write arbitrary files outside the project directory by importing a malicious radare2 archive containing a symlinked notes file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-6941?
CVE-2026-6941 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Radare Radare2, published on 23 Apr 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
radare2 prior to 6.1.4 contains a path traversal vulnerability in its project notes handling that allows attackers to read or write files outside the configured project directory by importing a malicious .zrp archive containing a symlinked notes.txt file. Attackers can craft a .zrp archive with a symlinked notes.txt that bypasses directory confinement checks, allowing note operations to follow the symlink and access arbitrary files outside the dir.projects root directory.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-6941?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Radare Radare2.
How do I fix CVE-2026-6941?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-6941 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2026-6941 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-6941 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Radare Radare2
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2x93-pf6j-8c9x, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-6941.