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CVE-2026-86469: Glib2.0 · A flaw was found in GLib2

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-86469· Medium 5.3

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.3 Medium.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026, 10:58 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.3Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (redhat)CVSS 3.15.3
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:L

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 7 Sep 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 4 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Ubuntu 26.10glib2.0pkg:deb/ubuntu/glib2.0?arch=source&distro=stonkingOther threatsAffected
  • 2.88.0-1 – 2.90.0-1
6 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 26.04 LTSglib2.0pkg:deb/ubuntu/glib2.0?arch=source&distro=resoluteOther threatsAffected
  • 2.86.0-2 – 2.88.0-1ubuntu0.1
11 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSglib2.0pkg:deb/ubuntu/glib2.0?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threatsAffected
  • 2.78.0-2 – 2.80.0-6ubuntu3.10
18 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 22.04 LTSglib2.0pkg:deb/ubuntu/glib2.0?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threatsAffected
  • 2.68.4-1ubuntu1 – 2.72.4-0ubuntu2.11
21 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTSglib2.0pkg:deb/ubuntu/glib2.0?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/focalOther threatsAffected
  • 2.62.1-1 – 2.64.6-1~ubuntu20.04.9+esm2
20 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTSglib2.0pkg:deb/ubuntu/glib2.0?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionicOther threatsAffected
  • 2.54.1-1ubuntu1 – 2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.9+esm6
20 affected builds
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Until a fix is applied, restrict local write permissions to sensitive directories to prevent exploitation of this race condition.

Description

A vulnerability in GLib2's g_file_replace() function can lead to a race condition when creating temporary files fails. This flaw allows a local attacker with write access to the destination directory to redirect file writes to another file by exploiting the lack of exclusive creation and symlink protection during the fallback file recreation process.

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