{"id":"CVE-2026-68766","title":"hashcat fails to restrict command-line options when parsing restore files, allowing attackers to inject output-redirecting options like --outfile and --potfile-path","summary":"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 atta…","severity":"high","cvss":7.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-88"],"published":"2026-08-22","updated":"2026-09-24","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-24T20:43:32.537","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-68766","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/hashcat/hashcat","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/hashcat/hashcat/blob/v7.1.2/src/restore.c#L365-L369","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/hashcat/hashcat/commit/fcae69f2438ff8eae0dc8e206b78067a1e465ed4","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/hashcat/hashcat/issues/4738","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hashcat-through-arbitrary-file-write-via-restore-file-option-injection","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/hashcat/hashcat/issues/4738","label":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00235,"epssPercentile":0.12897,"ingestedAt":"2026-08-23T04:42:15.467Z","slug":"CVE-2026-68766","body":"## Overview\n\nhashcat 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.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":43,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.9,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}