mport is the MidnightBSD Package Manager. Prior to 2.7.8, create_sample_file() in libmport/bundle_read_install_pkg.c did not constrain absolute source and destination paths from the sample-file manifest directive to mport->root. A malicious or malformed package manifest could therefore direct privileged sample-file handling to copy or write outside the configured installation root, compromising local filesystem integrity. This issue is fixed in version 2.7.8.
https://github.com/MidnightBSD/mport/security/advisories/GHSA-xqjc-rxmm-p27v
https://github.com/MidnightBSD/mport/releases/tag/2.7.8
https://github.com/MidnightBSD/mport/pull/122
https://github.com/MidnightBSD/mport/commit/36a42c8ddbd23ee9eb72c4c17596eb92cb423cf0
Published: 2026-09-17
Updated: 2026-09-17
Base Score: 6.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 7.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Severity: High
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: 0.00521