CVE-2026-54369
acl before version 2.4.0 contains a symlink traversal vulnerability in the libacl pathname-based functions acl_get_file(), acl_set_file(), acl_extended_file(), and acl_delete_def_file() that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by replacing any…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.15%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
acl before version 2.4.0 contains a symlink traversal vulnerability in the libacl pathname-based functions acl_get_file(), acl_set_file(), acl_extended_file(), and acl_delete_def_file() that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by replacing any pathname component with a symbolic link. Attackers who control any component of a pathname processed by a privileged caller can redirect ACL read or write operations to arbitrary files or directories, enabling unauthorized manipulation of access control lists and local privilege escalation.
- CVSS 4.0
- 8.4 HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
- EPSS
- 0.15% probability · 5th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Source
- disclosure@vulncheck.com
References
- https://cgit.git.savannah.nongnu.org/cgit/acl.git/commit/?id=24a227d0ab8576612194f8a56c2314389adc74a5
- https://cgit.git.savannah.nongnu.org/cgit/acl.git/commit/?id=3589787cd589b34bdd9265936e17190b6d3f17d1
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/acl-symlink-traversal-privilege-escalation-via-libacl-functions
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34351
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42736
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42739
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:43420
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:44481
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:46836
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50205
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53371
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54769
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:58981
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64805
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-54369
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2490277
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-54369.json
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.