8.2
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-54727
proot-distro has a Container Isolation Bypass via Crafted Restore Archive
Description

proot-distro is a utility for managing proot containers. Prior to version 5.1.6, proot-distro restore accepted hardlink entries whose linkname referenced another installed container and did not verify that the hardlink source container matched the destination container being restored, allowing a crafted restore archive to copy files between otherwise isolated containers. This issue is fixed in version 5.1.6.

INFO

Published Date :

July 29, 2026, 5:16 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 29, 2026, 7:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No
Affected Products

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No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Update proot-distro to version 5.1.6 or later to fix the hardlink restoration vulnerability.
  • Update proot-distro to version 5.1.6.
  • Ensure restore archives are verified before use.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2026-54727 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2026-54727 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Jul. 29, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/termux/proot-distro/security/advisories/GHSA-7h3g-4w2f-fj2f
    Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2026-54727', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'poc'}, {'automatable': 'no'}, {'technicalImpact': 'total'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-07-29T18:07:28.241478Z'}
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Affected [{'vendor': 'termux', 'product': 'proot-distro', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '< 5.1.6'}]}]
    Added Description proot-distro is a utility for managing proot containers. Prior to version 5.1.6, proot-distro restore accepted hardlink entries whose linkname referenced another installed container and did not verify that the hardlink source container matched the destination container being restored, allowing a crafted restore archive to copy files between otherwise isolated containers. This issue is fixed in version 5.1.6.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
    Added CWE CWE-668
    Added Reference https://github.com/termux/proot-distro/commit/98aff324b7d8500ff75a8ca9ac087ee636be4716
    Added Reference https://github.com/termux/proot-distro/releases/tag/v5.1.6
    Added Reference https://github.com/termux/proot-distro/security/advisories/GHSA-7h3g-4w2f-fj2f
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