---
id: "CVE-2026-104620"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-104620"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-104620"]
title: "PackageKit: path traversal in Zypp backend lets local users gain root"
severity: "high"
cvss: 8.5
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: [{"name": "PackageKit", "fixed": [], "affected": "", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: ["vendor"]
tags: ["infrastructure", "linux", "opensuse", "packagekit", "suse", "zypp"]
not_affected_if: ["no-packagekit", "no-zypp-backend"]
published_at: "2026-11-09T15:17:04+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-09T15:27:06+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-09T15:28:05+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-104620", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-09T15:27:06+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# PackageKit: path traversal in Zypp backend lets local users gain root

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-104620 (this .md is for agents)

PackageKit's Zypp backend has a path traversal flaw in its action simulation code before version 1.4.1. A local user can use it to gain root privileges on the machine.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Affected

- vendor:PackageKit affected range not listed fixed no fixed version listed

## How to check

- Check the installed PackageKit version with `pkcon --version` or `packagekitd --version`, and confirm the Zypp backend is present (`rpm -q PackageKit-backend-zypp` or `dpkg -l | grep packagekit`)

## Fix

- PackageKit: move to `1.4.1` or later
- Other products: unknown

## Timeline

- 2026-11-09T15:27:06+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-104620

## From the sources

A path traversal attack in simulation of actions in the Zypp backend of PackageKit before 1.4.1 could be used by local attackers to gain root privileges.

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