CVE-2026-62847

Metalama: Local code execution via DLL planting in world-writable temporary directories (Linux/macOS)

State
Published
Severity
8.2 High
Published
Oct 30, 2026
Updated
Oct 30, 2026
Reserved
Jul 14, 2026

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Description

Metalama is a Roslyn-based open-source patterns and architecture toolkit for C#. Prior to 2025.1.18, 2026.0.25 and 2026.1.19, Metalama.Framework and Metalama.Tool load and execute compile-time assemblies, auxiliary executable tools and embedded helper assemblies from predictable temporary directories. On `Linux` and `macOS`, the default `Path.GetTempPath()` location is world-writable, and existing artifacts are trusted based on sentinel or `.completed` marker files rather than integrity verification. A local unprivileged user on a shared machine or CI/build agent can pre-create the deterministic directory structure and plant a malicious DLL with the matching sentinel. When a higher-privileged developer or build account subsequently builds, Metalama skips regeneration and executes the planted artifact in the compiler, IDE or MSBuild process as the building user. This permits cross-user privilege escalation, reading source and secrets, supply-chain tampering with build output, or disrupting builds. Default Windows per-user temporary directories are protected by ACLs and are not affected. Deployer-selected insecure cache locations are outside the vulnerability's scope. This issue is fixed in versions 2025.1.18, 2026.0.25 and 2026.1.19.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.18.2 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HGitHub_M

Weaknesses

  • CWE-377 Insecure Temporary File
  • CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Affected Products

ProductVersions
Metalamametalama
  • < 2025.1.18Affected
  • >= 2025.2.0-preview, <= 2025.2.5-rcAffected
  • >= 2026.0.0-preview, < 2026.0.25Affected
  • >= 2026.1.0-preview, < 2026.1.19Affected

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