CVE-2026-54574 — proot-distro is a utility for managing proot containers.¶

Key facts

CVE-2026-54574 is a High (8.2) vulnerability: proot-distro is a utility for managing proot containers.. This entry ships a detection-only PoC and a Docker test lab.


CVE	CVE-2026-54574
Severity	High (8.2)
Detection / prevention	—
PoC	poc.py
Source	2026/CVE-2026-54574/

Details¶

English | 한국어

Description¶

proot-distro is a utility for managing proot containers. Prior to version 5.1.5, proot-distro install extracted plain tarball root filesystems through _extract_plain_tar() in proot_distro/commands/install.py and Docker layers through _apply_layer() in proot_distro/helpers/docker.py without validating archive-controlled symlink targets in member.linkname, allowing a malicious archive to plant an absolute host-path symlink and write files through it onto the host filesystem. This issue is fixed in version 5.1.5.

Vulnerability Details¶

Property	Value
CVE ID	CVE-2026-54574
CVSS Score	8.2

Proof of Concept¶

Download¶

# Download PoC script
curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/fankh/vulnerability-poc/main/2026/CVE-2026-54574/poc.py

Usage¶

# Run PoC against target
python3 poc.py --target <TARGET_URL>

# With authentication
python3 poc.py --target <TARGET_URL> --username <USER> --password <PASS>

⚠️ Warning: This PoC is for authorized security testing only. It uses detection-only techniques and does not exploit or damage target systems.

Test Lab¶

This repository includes a Docker-based test environment with both vulnerable and patched applications.

Quick Start¶

# Clone and navigate to CVE directory
cd CVE-2026-54574

# Start both applications
docker-compose up -d

# Run tests
./run-tests.sh    # Linux/Mac
./run-tests.ps1   # Windows PowerShell

Application Endpoints¶

Application	URL	Status
Vulnerable App	http://localhost:8080	Shows vulnerability
Patched App	http://localhost:8081	Demonstrates fix

Directory Structure¶

├── README.md           # English documentation
├── README_KO.md        # Korean documentation
├── poc.py              # PoC detection script
├── docker-compose.yml  # Container orchestration
├── run-tests.sh        # Linux/Mac test runner
├── run-tests.ps1       # Windows test runner
├── vulnerable-app/     # Vulnerable version
│   ├── app.py
│   ├── Dockerfile
│   └── requirements.txt
└── patched-app/        # Fixed version
    ├── app.py
    ├── Dockerfile
    └── requirements.txt

References¶

https://github.com/termux/proot-distro/commit/a96d7a9667f38e45d812614852ee3915d1c0ae45
https://github.com/termux/proot-distro/releases/tag/v5.1.5
https://github.com/termux/proot-distro/security/advisories/GHSA-9xq3-3fqg-4vg7
https://github.com/termux/proot-distro/security/advisories/GHSA-9xq3-3fqg-4vg7

Generated by PoC Generator on 2026-08-02T20:34:04.939577124

Frequently asked questions¶

What is CVE-2026-54574?¶

CVE-2026-54574 is a High (8.2) vulnerability: proot-distro is a utility for managing proot containers.. This entry ships a detection-only PoC and a Docker test lab.

How do I detect CVE-2026-54574?¶

Run the detection-only PoC included with this entry against your Docker test lab to confirm whether a target is affected; pair it with your own IDS logging.

How do I block or mitigate CVE-2026-54574?¶

Upgrade to a fixed version per the vendor advisory; the NVD record lists the affected versions. Use the included PoC to verify your remediation.

For authorized security testing and research only. See the full source and NVD record.