Description
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.
Affected products
redhat: enterprise linux
References2
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-73585 MitigationVendor Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2462235 Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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6.3
MEDIUM
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 4 · as of 12 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-377
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