PT-2026-76778 · Hashicorp · Packer

CVE-2026-19589

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Published

2026-08-17

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Updated

2026-08-17

CVSS v3.1

7.1

High

VectorAV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Packer versions prior to 1.16.0
Description An issue exists in the third-party plugin installer that may allow unintended file system modification, potentially leading to code execution. This occurs when a user installs a plugin from a malicious or compromised source.
Recommendations Update to version 1.16.0.

Exploit

Fix

Path traversal

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

AZL-96603
CVE-2026-19589

Affected Products

Packer