ShellCodeX vulnerability brief
HIGH
Received
CVE-2026-19589
Packer up to 1.15.4 is vulnerable to an issue in the third-party plugin installer that may allow unintended file system modification and could lead to code execution. A user who installs a plugin from a malicious or compromised source may be affected. This vulnerability (CVE-2026-19589) is fixed in Packer 1.16.0.
Published 17 Aug 2026, 21:16 UTC
Last modified 17 Aug 2026, 21:16 UTC
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Attack profile
The conditions required to exploit this vulnerability and its potential impact.
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
High
Availability
None
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Affected products
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Weakness classification
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Source references
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