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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 Hat Enterprise Linux 10firewalldAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update SupportfirewalldAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9firewalldAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9firewalldAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update SupportfirewalldAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7firewalldAffected–Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Red Hat has released updated firewalld packages that fix this vulnerability. Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support should apply the security update as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:67843 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Applying this update will remediate the issue by correcting the D-Bus authorization checks. No additional mitigation steps are required beyond applying the official patch.

Description

A security vulnerability in firewalld allows a local unprivileged user to modify the firewall state due to improper authorization of a D-Bus setter. This issue affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support versions. The vulnerability is rated as moderate severity by Red Hat Product Security. A security update is available that addresses this issue by correcting the authorization checks.

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