Red Hat Security Advisory: pam security update
Affects Red Hat pamSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited : upgrade Red Hat pam to 9.6-26.el9_6.1 when convenient.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 00:44 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · CVSS not yet scored by NVD
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 9.6-26.el9_6.1
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 31 Aug 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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
Upgrade Red Hat pam to 9.6-26.el9_6.1.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
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| Red Hat Product Security Red Hat | Affected
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AI-suggested
Red Hat has released an official security update for PAM in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support and related variants. Users should apply the update pam-1.5.1-26.el9_6.1 or later to remediate this vulnerability. Detailed update instructions are available at Red Hat's advisory and knowledge base articles.
Description
A timing discrepancy vulnerability in the pam_userdb module of Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) allows plaintext password recovery. This issue affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support and related variants. Red Hat has issued a security update to address this moderate severity vulnerability.