CVE-2026-8304: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in TUBITAK BILGEM Software Technologies Research Institute Pardus About
CVE-2026-8304 is a missing authorization vulnerability in TUBITAK BILGEM Software Technologies Research Institute's Pardus About software. It affects versions from 1.2.1 up to but not including 1.2.5. The flaw allows exploitation of incorrectly configured access control security levels, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive information. The vulnerability has a medium severity with a CVSS score of 5.5. There is no information about an available patch or official remediation at this time.
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Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-8304) in Pardus About is classified as CWE-862 (Missing Authorization). It arises from incorrectly configured access control security levels, allowing unauthorized users with limited privileges to access sensitive information. The affected versions are >=1.2.1 and <1.2.5. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 5.5, reflecting a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring low privileges and no user interaction, impacting confidentiality but not integrity or availability.
Potential Impact
An attacker with local access and low privileges could exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to sensitive information within the Pardus About application. There is no impact on integrity or availability reported. This could lead to information disclosure risks within affected environments.
Mitigation Recommendations
No patch or official fix information is currently provided. Users should monitor the vendor's advisories for updates. Until a fix is available, restrict local access to trusted users only and apply the principle of least privilege to limit potential exploitation.
CVE-2026-8304: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in TUBITAK BILGEM Software Technologies Research Institute Pardus About
Description
CVE-2026-8304 is a missing authorization vulnerability in TUBITAK BILGEM Software Technologies Research Institute's Pardus About software. It affects versions from 1.2.1 up to but not including 1.2.5. The flaw allows exploitation of incorrectly configured access control security levels, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive information. The vulnerability has a medium severity with a CVSS score of 5.5. There is no information about an available patch or official remediation at this time.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.5medium
Affected software
TUBITAK BILGEM Software Technologies Research Institute
Pardus About
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-8304) in Pardus About is classified as CWE-862 (Missing Authorization). It arises from incorrectly configured access control security levels, allowing unauthorized users with limited privileges to access sensitive information. The affected versions are >=1.2.1 and <1.2.5. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 5.5, reflecting a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring low privileges and no user interaction, impacting confidentiality but not integrity or availability.
Potential Impact
An attacker with local access and low privileges could exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to sensitive information within the Pardus About application. There is no impact on integrity or availability reported. This could lead to information disclosure risks within affected environments.
Mitigation Recommendations
No patch or official fix information is currently provided. Users should monitor the vendor's advisories for updates. Until a fix is available, restrict local access to trusted users only and apply the principle of least privilege to limit potential exploitation.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- TR-CERT
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-11T11:21:37.749Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aa41f3091cc7f384856d454
Added to database: 09/11/2026, 15:33:04 UTC
Last enriched: 09/11/2026, 15:47:58 UTC
Last updated: 09/11/2026, 16:41:45 UTC
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