CVE-2026-62847CWE-377CWE-427

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

High · published October 30, 2026

CVSS v3.1
8.2
EPSS
—
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.2 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
Not scored
Weaknesses
CWE-377 · Insecure Temporary File; CWE-427 · Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Published
2026-10-30T20:23Z
Timeline
  • 30 OCT 20:23Z
    Metalama: Local code execution via DLL planting in world-writable temporary directories (Linux/macOS)
    cvelistv5
  • 30 OCT 20:23Z
    Metalama: Local code execution via DLL planting in world-writable temporary directories (Linux/macOS)
    cvelistv5