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CVE-2026-73585: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · Insecure Temporary File

Affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.3 Medium.

Data as of 12 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
6.3Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (redhat)CVSS 3.16.3
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 3% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 13 Aug 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 13 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10sblim-cmpi-baseAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6sblim-cmpi-baseAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7sblim-cmpi-baseAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8sblim-cmpi-baseAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9sblim-cmpi-baseAffected–Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Users should ensure that sticky bit protections are enabled on world-writable directories to mitigate symlink attacks. Monitor the Red Hat advisory page for official patches or updates. Avoid running vulnerable scripts with elevated privileges where possible.

Description

CVE-2026-73585 is a vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 involving insecure temporary file creation in sblim-cmpi-base provider registration scripts. A local unprivileged user can exploit this by creating a symlink in a world-writable directory, causing privileged scripts to overwrite arbitrary root-owned files. This can disrupt system services or operations. Exploitation requires the script to run with elevated privileges and may be mitigated by sticky bit protections on directories.

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