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CVE-2026-25506VulnerabilityPublished Updated

SUSE munge · Security update for munge

Affects SUSE mungeSource GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-25506· High 7.7

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.7 High : upgrade the Red Hat redhat/munge package to 9.8 soon.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 12:29 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.7High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 27% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 9.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 10 Feb 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: 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 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade the Red Hat redhat/munge package to 9.8.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Red Hatredhat/mungepkg:rpm/redhat/mungeOther threatsAffected
  • <9.8
Fixed in
  • 9.8

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AI-suggested

An official fix is available in MUNGE version 0.5.18. Users should upgrade affected versions (>=0.5 <0.5.18) to 0.5.18 or later to remediate this vulnerability. Refer to the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:2954 for update instructions. No alternative mitigations are indicated by the vendor advisory.

Description

This update for munge fixes the following issues: - CVE-2026-25506: buffer overflow in message unpacking (bsc#1257651). - Make `logrotate` work on log as user `munge` to prevent local privilege escalation (bsc#1246088).

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