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CVE-2026-54369VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Red Hat Security Advisory: acl security update

Affects Red Hat aclSource GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-54369· High 8.4

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.4 High : upgrade the Debian debian/acl package to 2.4.0 soon.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
8.4High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 4% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 2.4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 29 Jun 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 Debian debian/acl package to 2.4.0.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
acl projectaclAffected
  • <2.4.0
Fixed in–
Debiandebian/aclpkg:deb/debian/aclOther threatsAffected
  • <2.4.0
Fixed in
  • 2.4.0

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Description

Access Control Lists (ACLs) are used to define fine-grained discretionary access rights for files and directories. The acl packages contain the getfacl and setfacl utilities needed for manipulating access control lists. Security Fix(es): * acl: Symlink traversal privilege escalation via libacl functions (CVE-2026-54369) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

References

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