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Vulnerability record/PUBLISHED/Published Aug 13, 2026 12:44:09 UTC

CVE-2026-73585

A flaw was found in sblim-cmpi-base. Insecure temporary file creation in the provider registration scripts allows a local unprivileged user to perform a symlink attack. By creating a symlink in a world-writable directory, an attacker can redirect privileged writes to an arbitrary file during script execution in a privileged context. This can lead to the overwrite of root-owned files, potentially disrupting system services or operation. Exploitation is conditional on the script running with elevated privileges and may be mitigated by sticky-directory symlink protections.

Base score6.3/ 10
SeverityMediumCVSS 3.1

Exploitability / impact

CVSS metric breakdown

Vector-derived attributes
Base severityMedium
Attack vectorLocalAV
Attack complexityHighAC
Privileges requiredLowPR
User interactionNoneUI
ScopeUnchangedS
Confidentiality impactNoneC
Integrity impactHighI
Availability impactHighA
CVSS vector stringCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

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Record context

CVE Numbering Authorityredhat
Last updatedNov 5, 2026 22:56:09 UTC
PublishedAug 13, 2026 12:44:09 UTC
ReservedAug 13, 2026 11:01:55 UTC

Credits

  • This issue was discovered by Found by AISLE in partnership with Red Hat.