CVE-2026-73585 Path traversal in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Local attackers can exploit insecure temporary files in sblim-cmpi-base scripts to overwrite root-owned files via symlink attacks, potentially escalating privileges or disrupting services.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-73585?
CVE-2026-73585 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Redhat Enterprise Linux, published on 13 Aug 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-377
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-73585?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Redhat Enterprise Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2026-73585?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-73585 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2026-73585 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-73585 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as AZL-96609, GHSA-9424-vj6g-h5m7, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-73585.