CVEvulnerability

CVE-2026-91203

6.0 MEDIUM Published 2026-09-18 Modified 2026-09-22 Official page ↗
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
2026-09-18
Last modified
2026-09-22
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
6.0 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-363

Description

A flaw was found in cockpit-files. This vulnerability allows a local attacker to exploit a timing issue, known as a symlink race condition, during privileged file operations such as changing file ownership or permissions. By manipulating directory entries and winning this race, the attacker can redirect these operations to unintended files. This could lead to unauthorized changes in file ownership and permissions on arbitrary files, potentially compromising system integrity and availability by altering system or application states or rendering services unusable.

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-363 Race Condition Enabling Link Following weakness

References