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High · 8.2 CVE-2026-62847 EUVD-2026-114452GHSA-m6wq-39m7-9xpp

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

Published Oct 30, 2026 · Updated Oct 30, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
metalama Metalama < 2025.1.18, >= 2025.2.0-preview, <= 2025.2.5-rc, >= 2026.0.0-preview, < 2026.0.25, >= 2026.1.0-preview, < 2026.1.19 —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
NuGet Metalama.Framework >= 2026.1.0-preview, < 2026.1.19 2026.1.19 GHSA-m6wq-39m7-9xpp
NuGet Metalama.Framework < 2025.1.18 2025.1.18 GHSA-m6wq-39m7-9xpp
NuGet Metalama.Framework >= 2026.0.0-preview, < 2026.0.25 2026.0.25 GHSA-m6wq-39m7-9xpp
NuGet Metalama.Tool >= 2026.1.0-preview, < 2026.1.19 2026.1.19 GHSA-m6wq-39m7-9xpp
NuGet Metalama.Tool < 2025.1.18 2025.1.18 GHSA-m6wq-39m7-9xpp
NuGet Metalama.Tool >= 2026.0.0-preview, < 2026.0.25 2026.0.25 GHSA-m6wq-39m7-9xpp

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