In the opam package before 2.5.2 for OCaml, the sandbox protection mechanism can be bypassed because symlinks are mishandled during use of .install files.

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Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4684-1 opam security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6386-1 opam security update
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History

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 11 Sep 2026 01:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Ocaml
Ocaml opam
Vendors & Products Ocaml
Ocaml opam

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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Title Sandbox Bypass via Symlink Mishandling in opam .install Files

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 05:30:00 +0000

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Wed, 09 Sep 2026 03:45:00 +0000

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Description In the opam package before 2.5.2 for OCaml, the sandbox protection mechanism can be bypassed because symlinks are mishandled during use of .install files.
Weaknesses CWE-61
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-14T15:41:32.570Z

Reserved: 2026-06-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2026-57825

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-09T04:12:39.763Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-09-09T04:18:01.720

Modified: 2026-09-14T16:17:15.167

Link: CVE-2026-57825

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-11T01:00:08Z

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