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CVE-2026-4948VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Red Hat Security Advisory: firewalld security update

Affects Red Hat firewalldSource GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-4948· Medium 5.5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 06:59 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 2% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 27 Mar 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 29 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Red Hatredhat/firewalldpkg:rpm/redhat/firewalldOther threatsAffected
  • >=9.6 <=9.6
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Apply the security update provided by Red Hat for firewalld on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 and its variants. The update fixes the D-Bus setter mis-authorization vulnerability. Refer to Red Hat's official advisory and update instructions at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation actions are specified or required beyond applying the update.

Description

A security vulnerability (CVE-2026-4948) in firewalld, a firewall service daemon for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6, allows a local unprivileged user to modify the firewall state due to improper D-Bus setter authorization. This issue has been rated as having moderate security impact by Red Hat. A security update addressing this vulnerability is available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support and related variants.

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