High severity · published Jul 20, 2026
CVE-2026-8170
ExtremeXOS Privilege Escalation via Symlink Following in File Utilities
8.7
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The mv, cp, and rm file utilities exposed within the ExtremeXOS (EXOS) shell environment fail to safely canonicalize paths and follow symbolic links outside of the intended privilege boundary. An attacker with low-privilege CLI access can create a symbolic link that references a privileged filesystem location and then invoke the affected utilities to read, modify, or replace security-critical files outside of their authorized scope. Under certain conditions, this may enable escalation to root-level access and persistent modification of the device software stack. Exploitation is possible remotely by an attacker holding a low-privilege account, or locally via the serial console. Extreme would like to thank Hadrien Barral (Université Gustave Eiffel) and Georges-Axel Jaloyan (French Ministry of the Interior) for responsible disclosure of their findings.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 47% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SE
Switch Engine (EXOS) · Extreme Networks
before 31.7.4; 32.0.0 before 32.7.4.15; 33.0.0 before 33.1.100; 33.2.0 before 33.7.1 · source: vendor