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CVE-2026-123962VulnerabilityPublished

In FreedomBox before 26.15, unprivileged user accounts can read/write files for which they lack permissions by setting

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-123962· High 8.4

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.4 High : upgrade to 26.15 soon.

Data as of 6 Nov 2026, 19:04 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.4High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (mitre)CVSS 3.18.4
Patch
Available – fixed in 26.15
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 6 Nov 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 6 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade FreedomBox to 26.15.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
DebianFreedomBoxAffected
  • <26.15
Fixed in
  • 26.15

AI-suggested

A fix is available in FreedomBox version 26.15 and later. Users should upgrade to version 26.15 or newer to remediate this vulnerability. No other mitigation guidance is provided.

Description

FreedomBox versions before 26.15 contain a vulnerability where unprivileged user accounts can read and write files they should not have permission to access by exploiting a symlink attack on the authorized_keys file. This issue allows unauthorized file access and modification.

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