{
"id": "GHSA-5qq7-x27p-hfq4",
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-68766"
],
"details": "hashcat fails to restrict command-line options when parsing restore files, allowing attackers to inject output-redirecting options like --outfile and --potfile-path. Attackers can craft restore files with malicious options to append attacker-controlled content to arbitrary files, enabling code execution when targeting shell startup files.",
"affected": [],
"modified": "2026-08-22T15:31:04Z",
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "CVSS_V4",
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X"
}
],
"published": "2026-08-22T15:31:04Z",
"references": [
{
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-68766",
"type": "ADVISORY"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/hashcat/hashcat/issues/4738",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/hashcat/hashcat/commit/fcae69f2438ff8eae0dc8e206b78067a1e465ed4",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/hashcat/hashcat",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/hashcat/hashcat/blob/v7.1.2/src/restore.c#L365-L369",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hashcat-through-arbitrary-file-write-via-restore-file-option-injection",
"type": "WEB"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-88"
],
"severity": "HIGH",
"github_reviewed": false,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-08-22T15:16:20Z",
"github_reviewed_at": null
}
}