CVE-2026-79619
OpenZFS: user-namespace capability check allows unprivileged local authorization bypass
02 Description
OpenZFS: user-namespace capability check allows unprivileged local authorization bypass
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
- 0.19% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 9.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.3 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- NVD analysis status
- Awaiting Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-08-28.
- 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
- 2026-08-26 12:50Z2 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-08-27 17:32Z2 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-08-25
- Assigning CNA
- canonical
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.3)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-863Incorrect AuthorizationClass
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- f1547e5b01dd97061c6e2d2fc2828a58563fc865db2e57b77f5acec6c1dcb910
05 Affected products
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/openzfs/zfs/pull/18959
- github.comhttps://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mhf5-q8gw-qg9v
- github.comhttps://github.com/openzfs/zfs/releases/tag/zfs-2.4.4
- github.comhttps://github.com/openzfs/zfs/releases/tag/zfs-2.3.9
- github.comhttps://github.com/openzfs/zfs/releases/tag/zfs-2.2.11
- seclists.orghttps://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2026/Aug/40
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- zfs-linux No fix yet
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- zfs-linux Fixed in 2.3.9-0+deb13u1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- zfs-linux Fixed in 2.4.4-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- zfs-linux Fixed in 2.1.5-1ubuntu6~22.04.7
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- zfs-linux Fixed in 2.2.2-0ubuntu9.5
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
- zfs-linux Fixed in 2.4.1-1ubuntu5.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS
- zfs-linux Fixed in 0.7.5-1ubuntu16.12+esm1Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS
- zfs-linux Fixed in 0.8.3-1ubuntu12.18+esm1Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.