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medium 6.3

CVE-2026-73585 json

Sblim-cmpi-base: insecure temporary file creation in sblim-cmpi-base provider registration scripts allows local symlink attack

published 2026-08-13 2 mo ago modified 2026-11-05 3 d ago also EUVD-2026-57827

cvss
6.3
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.1%
EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 3%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2026-73585 updated cvss 6.3

sblim-cmpi-base: Insecure temporary file creation in sblim-cmpi-base provider registration scripts allows local symlink attack

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 sblim-cmpi-base, sblim-cmpi-base-test
    affected: workaround, no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 sblim-cmpi-base, sblim-cmpi-base-test Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 sblim-cmpi-base Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 sblim-cmpi-base Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 sblim-cmpi-base
    affected: workaround, no fix available “Fix deferred”

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
2 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 3% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 6.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-377 DEPRECATED: Insecure Temporary File

References

Sources

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