CVE-2026-54369: acl · Link Following
Affects aclSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.4 High : upgrade to 2.4.0 soon.
Data as of 11 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 4% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 2.4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 29 Jun 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 11 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade the Debian debian/acl package to 2.4.0.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| acl projectacl | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Debiandebian/aclpkg:deb/debian/aclOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Red Hat advises restricting unprivileged users from creating symbolic links in directories accessed by privileged processes using ACL functions. Enabling the fs.protected_symlinks sysctl (enabled by default on RHEL 7 and later) helps prevent symlink following in world-writable sticky directories unless the symlink owner matches the target owner. Applying the official security update to upgrade acl to version 2.4.0 or later fully addresses this vulnerability. Systems running affected versions should prioritize patching. Where patching is not immediately possible, apply the recommended mitigations to reduce risk.
Description
acl before version 2.4.0 contains a symlink traversal vulnerability in the libacl pathname-based functions acl_get_file(), acl_set_file(), acl_extended_file(), and acl_delete_def_file() that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by replacing any pathname component with a symbolic link. Attackers who control any component of a pathname processed by a privileged caller can redirect ACL read or write operations to arbitrary files or directories, enabling unauthorized manipulation of access control lists and local privilege escalation.
References
- cgit.git.savannah.nongnu.org/cgit/acl.git/commit/?id=3589787cd589b34bdd9265936e17190b6d3f17d1 (opens in a new tab)
- cgit.git.savannah.nongnu.org/cgit/acl.git/commit/?id=24a227d0ab8576612194f8a56c2314389adc74a5 (opens in a new tab)
- vulncheck.com/advisories/acl-symlink-traversal-privilege-escalation-via-libacl-functions (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-54369 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2490277 (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-54369.json (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42739 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42736 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:43420 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:46836 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34351 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:44481 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50205 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53371 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54769 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:58981 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64805 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67142 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67144 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67140 (opens in a new tab)