{"id":"CVE-2026-68766","state":"PUBLISHED","title":"hashcat through 7.1.2 Arbitrary File Write via Restore File Option Injection","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.","publishedAt":"2026-08-22T14:12:42.748Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-24T18:26:46.623Z","severity":{"score":8.5,"label":"High","version":"4.0","vector":"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","source":"VulnCheck"},"assigner":"VulnCheck","products":["hashcat hashcat"],"affected":[{"vendor":"hashcat","product":"hashcat","defaultStatus":"unaffected","versions":[{"version":"0","status":"affected","lessThanOrEqual":"7.1.2","versionType":"semver"}]}],"references":["https://github.com/hashcat/hashcat/issues/4738","https://github.com/hashcat/hashcat","https://github.com/hashcat/hashcat/commit/fcae69f2438ff8eae0dc8e206b78067a1e465ed4","https://github.com/hashcat/hashcat/blob/v7.1.2/src/restore.c#L365-L369","https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hashcat-through-arbitrary-file-write-via-restore-file-option-injection"],"weaknesses":["CWE-88"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-29T20:12:49.727Z","source":{"repository":"CVEProject/cvelistV5","path":"cves/2026/68xxx/CVE-2026-68766.json","commit":"556c9d3a8cd17e218bb8e452ba7cd619a384ff47"},"raw":{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2026-68766","state":"PUBLISHED","datePublished":"2026-08-22T14:12:42.748Z","dateUpdated":"2026-08-24T18:26:46.623Z","assignerShortName":"VulnCheck","assignerOrgId":"83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10","dateReserved":"2026-07-31T16:10:55.447Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"title":"hashcat through 7.1.2 Arbitrary File Write via Restore File Option Injection","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"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":[{"vendor":"hashcat","product":"hashcat","defaultStatus":"unaffected","versions":[{"version":"0","status":"affected","lessThanOrEqual":"7.1.2","versionType":"semver"}]}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/hashcat/hashcat/issues/4738","tags":["issue-tracking"],"name":"GitHub Issue #4738"},{"url":"https://github.com/hashcat/hashcat","tags":["product"]},{"url":"https://github.com/hashcat/hashcat/commit/fcae69f2438ff8eae0dc8e206b78067a1e465ed4","tags":["patch"]},{"url":"https://github.com/hashcat/hashcat/blob/v7.1.2/src/restore.c#L365-L369","tags":["technical-description"]},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hashcat-through-arbitrary-file-write-via-restore-file-option-injection","name":"VulnCheck Advisory: hashcat through 7.1.2 Arbitrary File Write via Restore File Option Injection","tags":["third-party-advisory"]}],"metrics":[{"format":"CVSS","cvssV4_0":{"version":"4.0","vectorString":"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","attackVector":"LOCAL","attackComplexity":"LOW","attackRequirements":"NONE","privilegesRequired":"NONE","userInteraction":"PASSIVE","vulnConfidentialityImpact":"HIGH","vulnIntegrityImpact":"HIGH","vulnAvailabilityImpact":"HIGH","subConfidentialityImpact":"NONE","subIntegrityImpact":"NONE","subAvailabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":8.5,"baseSeverity":"HIGH"}},{"format":"CVSS","cvssV3_1":{"version":"3.1","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","attackVector":"LOCAL","attackComplexity":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"NONE","userInteraction":"REQUIRED","scope":"UNCHANGED","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":7.8,"baseSeverity":"HIGH"}}],"problemTypes":[{"descriptions":[{"cweId":"CWE-88","lang":"en","description":"Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')","type":"CWE"}]}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"VulnCheck","orgId":"83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10","dateUpdated":"2026-08-22T14:12:42.748Z"},"datePublic":"2026-07-31T00:00:00.000Z","cpeApplicability":[{"nodes":[{"operator":"OR","negate":false,"cpeMatch":[{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:hashcat:hashcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionEndIncluding":"7.1.2"}]}]}],"credits":[{"lang":"en","value":"Piotr Kowalczyk","type":"finder"}],"x_generator":{"engine":"vulncheck-endgame"}},"adp":[{"title":"CISA ADP Vulnrichment","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/hashcat/hashcat/issues/4738","tags":["exploit"]}],"metrics":[{"other":{"type":"ssvc","content":{"timestamp":"2026-08-24T18:24:27.695544Z","id":"CVE-2026-68766","options":[{"Exploitation":"poc"},{"Automatable":"yes"},{"Technical Impact":"partial"}],"role":"CISA Coordinator","version":"2.0.3"}}}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"CISA-ADP","orgId":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0","dateUpdated":"2026-08-24T18:26:46.623Z"}}]}}}