CVE-2026-73585 — MEDIUM (6.3)

Vulnerability 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.

CVSS Score

6.3

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Redhat	Enterprise Linux	6.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-377

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-73585Vendor AdvisoryMitigation
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2462235Issue TrackingVendor Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2026-73585?

CVE-2026-73585 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.3 (MEDIUM). 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 worl...

How severe is CVE-2026-73585?

CVE-2026-73585 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.3/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2026-73585?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Redhat Enterprise Linux.