Insecure Temporary File Handling in sblim-cmpi-base Affects Red Hat Products
CVE-2026-73585

6.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Red Hat
Status
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Vendor
CVE Published:
13 August 2026

What is CVE-2026-73585?

A vulnerability in sblim-cmpi-base has been identified, wherein insecure temporary file creation in the provider registration scripts may permit local unprivileged users to execute a symlink attack. This loophole allows an attacker to create a symlink within a world-writable directory, redirecting privileged writes to arbitrary files during script execution, which can potentially compromise root-owned files and disrupt essential system services or operations. Remediation measures include enforcing sticky-directory protections on symlinks to mitigate this risk.

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-73585
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2462235
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
High
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

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