Local file read/write via symlink escape
Published Aug 19, 2026 · Updated Aug 20, 2026
Link following in libfuse SSHFS before 3.7.6 allows remote attackers to read or write local files via malicious SFTP symlink targets. sshfs_readlink() copies server-supplied absolute targets and ../-based relative targets to FUSE unchanged, and transform_symlink() returns early for relative paths, so the client kernel resolves them against the local filesystem. Exploitation requires a victim to mount a rogue or compromised SFTP server and then follow the returned link during normal operations such as cp, rsync, backups, or editing; those actions can exfiltrate readable files or overwrite writable ones, including startup or scheduled-task files.
Summary
What happened
Link following in libfuse SSHFS before 3.7.6 allows remote attackers to read or write local files via malicious SFTP symlink targets. sshfs_readlink() copies server-supplied absolute targets and ../-based relative targets to FUSE unchanged, and transform_symlink() returns early for relative paths, so the client kernel resolves them against the local filesystem. Exploitation requires a victim to mount a rogue or compromised SFTP server and then follow the returned link during normal operations such as cp, rsync, backups, or editing; those actions can exfiltrate readable files or overwrite writable ones, including startup or scheduled-task files.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-47187
- Published
- Aug 19, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 20, 2026
- Vendor
- libfuse
- Product
- SSHFS
- Classifications
- CWE-59
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 19, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 20, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=< 3.7.6
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