CVE-2026-59946

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.16.1—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This medium-severity CVE scores 6.1 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.1%, top 97% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, secondary
6.1
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 6.1Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Composer is a dependency Manager for the PHP language. Prior to 2.2.29 and 2.10.2, a Composer package bin entry containing .. path segments can resolve outside the package install directory and cause Composer's binary installation flow to chmod an existing host file to a world-readable and world-executable mode during composer install, update, or require. This issue is fixed in versions 2.2.29 and 2.10.2.

CVSS v3
6.1
EG Score
6.1(medium)
EG Risk
28(Track)
EG Risk 28/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity61% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS
3.9%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 8, 2026

Last Modified

July 10, 2026

Advisory Details (5)

Auto-updated Jul 8, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github_commit, github_release, github.
github Patch Available

Path traversal in package bin field lets dependencies chmod arbitrary host files · Advisory · composer/composer · GitHub

Affected: 2.2.29 (2.2 LTS line) and 2.10.2 (current 2.x line). Composer 1.x is end of life

https://github.com/composer/composer/security/advisories/GHSA-gjfg-22fp-rrxx
github_release Patch Available

2.2.29

Patch available: composer/composer 2.2.29

https://github.com/composer/composer/releases/tag/2.2.29
github_release Patch Available

2.10.2

Patch available: composer/composer 2.10.2

https://github.com/composer/composer/releases/tag/2.10.2
github_commit Patch Available

commit c50b1efd13eb (composer/composer)

Patch available: composer/composer 2.2.29 (contains commit c50b1efd13eb)

https://github.com/composer/composer/commit/c50b1efd13ebd73f6dca19b31424c5a02bf93cc1
github_commit Patch Available

commit 502c6c4f6998 (composer/composer)

Patch available: composer/composer 2.10.2 (contains commit 502c6c4f6998)

https://github.com/composer/composer/commit/502c6c4f699802d9cf464728b3e8a95674f919a0

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-59946(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Packagist(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
composer/composer1.0.0 ... 2.2.9 (149 versions)2.2.29—

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 12× in last 7d / 27× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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  1. 2026-07-08 19:46 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-08 19:44 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-59946?
CVE-2026-59946 is a medium vulnerability published on July 8, 2026. Composer is a dependency Manager for the PHP language. Prior to 2.2.29 and 2.10.2, a Composer package bin entry containing .. path segments can resolve outside the package install directory and cause Composer's binary installation flow to chmod an existing host file to a world-readable and…
When was CVE-2026-59946 disclosed?
CVE-2026-59946 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 8, 2026, with the most recent update on July 10, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-59946 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-59946 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 3.9% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-59946?
CVE-2026-59946 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-59946?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-59946, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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