mport is the MidnightBSD Package Manager. Prior to 2.7.8, package installation lacked a preflight check for incoming non-directory assets that already existed on disk. The affected logic across libmport/check_preconditions.c, libmport/install_primative.c, and libmport/mport_private.h did not apply MPORT_PRECHECK_FILE_CONFLICTS, so a crafted or conflicting package could overwrite a file owned by another package or unmanaged by mport. The check is bypassed only when the operator explicitly enables mport->force. Privileged installation without that override could compromise local filesystem integrity and package database consistency. This issue is fixed in version 2.7.8.
https://github.com/MidnightBSD/mport/security/advisories/GHSA-5773-7r4r-rpgx
https://github.com/MidnightBSD/mport/releases/tag/2.7.8
https://github.com/MidnightBSD/mport/pull/131
https://github.com/MidnightBSD/mport/commit/c643312d149dcc994957dbafa8f6f6b61e945e39
Published: 2026-09-17
Updated: 2026-09-17
Base Score: 3.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Severity: Low
Base Score: 5.5
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 6
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Severity: Medium
EPSS: 0.00531