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CVE-2026-68766 (GCVE-0-2026-68766)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-22 14:12 – Updated: 2026-08-22 14:12

Title

hashcat through 7.1.2 Arbitrary File Write via Restore File Option Injection

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 attacker-controlled content to arbitrary files, enabling code execution when targeting shell startup files.

Severity

8.5 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

7.8 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE

CWE-88 - Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')

Assigner

VulnCheck mitre root

References

5 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/hashcat/hashcat/issues/4738	issue-tracking
https://github.com/hashcat/hashcat	product
https://github.com/hashcat/hashcat/commit/fcae69f…	patch
https://github.com/hashcat/hashcat/blob/v7.1.2/sr…	technical-description
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hashcat-thro…	third-party-advisory

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE status
hashcat	hashcat	Affected: 0 , ≤ 7.1.2 (semver) cpe:2.3:a:hashcat:hashcat::::::::

Date Public

2026-07-31 00:00

Credits

Piotr Kowalczyk

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FKIE_CVE-2026-68766

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-08-22 15:16 - Updated: 2026-08-22 15:16

Severity

7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Summary

References

	URL	Tags
	disclosure@vulncheck.com	https://github.com/hashcat/hashcat
	disclosure@vulncheck.com	https://github.com/hashcat/hashcat/blob/v7.1.2/src/restore.c#L365-L369
	disclosure@vulncheck.com	https://github.com/hashcat/hashcat/commit/fcae69f2438ff8eae0dc8e206b78067a1e465ed4
	disclosure@vulncheck.com	https://github.com/hashcat/hashcat/issues/4738
	disclosure@vulncheck.com	https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hashcat-through-arbitrary-file-write-via-restore-file-option-injection

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version

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GHSA-5QQ7-X27P-HFQ4

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-22 15:31 – Updated: 2026-08-22 15:31

Details

Severity

7.8 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

8.5 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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  "modified": "2026-08-22T15:31:04Z",
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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

Nomenclature

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CVE-2026-68766 (GCVE-0-2026-68766)

FKIE_CVE-2026-68766

GHSA-5QQ7-X27P-HFQ4

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