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CVE-2026-4948: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · Incorrect Execution-Assigned Permissions

Affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 06:59 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 2% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 27 Mar 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10firewalldAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update SupportfirewalldAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9firewalldAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9firewalldAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update SupportfirewalldAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7firewalldAffected–Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Until an official fix is available, restrict local user access and monitor for unauthorized changes to firewall configurations. Follow vendor guidance closely once updates are released.

Description

A flaw was found in firewalld. A local unprivileged user can exploit this vulnerability by mis-authorizing two runtime D-Bus (Desktop Bus) setters, setZoneSettings2 and setPolicySettings. This mis-authorization allows the user to modify the runtime firewall state without proper authentication, leading to unauthorized changes in network security configurations.

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