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CVE-2026-68766

HIGH CVSS: 7.8 Published: 2026-08-22 Modified: 2026-08-24

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 Platforms

Unknown

Weakness Type

CWE-88

References