01 Record
CVE-2026-47274
pam_usb: Uncontrolled search path in pam_usb tools allows privilege escalation via PATH manipulation
MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: GitHub_M
CNA base score6.3 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
02 Description
pam_usb: Uncontrolled search path in pam_usb tools allows privilege escalation via PATH manipulation
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.14% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 3.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.3 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-26.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-05-27 20:02Z5 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-05-30 01:47Z5 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-05-18
- Assigning CNA
- GitHub_M
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 6.3)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-427Uncontrolled Search Path ElementBase
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 85500d3152591fc49a337d8be5d7e42e9733b74bd67d7a3fc131d6c81f5d740d
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/mcdope/pam_usb/security/advisories/GHSA-pp29-w28g-r9h9
- github.comhttps://github.com/mcdope/pam_usb/commit/1ee8745920388df48d001a8e61ba629071557937
- github.comhttps://github.com/mcdope/pam_usb/commit/52a1fd6413b7ffcc1a5b58ce432be42e7bf0dbd0
- github.comhttps://github.com/mcdope/pam_usb/commit/993e73d8bebb1d8e62677388de3402b6ec36b600