01 Record
CVE-2026-48983
pam_usb: TOCTOU race condition in pad directory creation allows symlink substitution
MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: GitHub_M
CNA base score5.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
02 Description
pam_usb: TOCTOU race condition in pad directory creation allows symlink substitution
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 ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.10% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 1.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.8 (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:L/A:L
- 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
- 2026-06-18 19:07Z4 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-06-22 12:41Z4 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-05-26
- Assigning CNA
- GitHub_M
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 5.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
- Weaknesses
- CWE-367Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race ConditionBase
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 6cb9ed89b7a38b9b420a0612cffcbdd494e62fd414069ecef47208aec2ece7fa
05 Affected products
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