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CVE-2026-62239

MediumCVSS 5.3 / 10
Published Jul 13, 2026·Last modified Jul 15, 2026
Affected Components(0)

No affected components available

Description

FlashAttention through 2.8.3.post1, fixed in commit 0816ef1, contains a symlink attack vulnerability in the download_and_copy() function within hopper/setup.py that extracts NVIDIA toolchain archives without validating symlinks or filtering tar members. A local attacker can pre-plant a symlink in the predictable cache directory to redirect extracted binaries to an attacker-chosen location, enabling arbitrary file write with victim privileges during build time.

Risk Scores
Base Score
5.3

The vulnerability requires local access to the device to be exploited. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker needs basic access or low-level privileges.

Threat Intelligence
1.7

Limited exploitation activity has been observed. Close monitoring and planned remediation are recommended.

EPSS
0.13%

The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.

Exploit
Not available

We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.

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