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CVE-2026-115207VulnerabilityPublished

Red Hat Security Advisory: patch security update

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-115207· Medium 5.5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.

Data as of 9 Nov 2026, 19:36 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (redhat)CVSS 3.15.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 22 Oct 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 9 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8patchAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10patchAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6patchAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7patchAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9patchAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Hardened ImagespatchAffected–Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Red Hat has released security updates for the patch utility in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and Extended Life Cycle 8.10 versions. Users should apply the provided updates (patch-2.7.6-12.el8_10) from Red Hat's official repositories to remediate this vulnerability. Detailed update instructions are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.

Description

A filename validation bypass vulnerability (CVE-2026-115207) in the patch program's reversal fallback allows an attacker to create files outside the intended working directory. This issue affects the patch utility used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and its Extended Life Cycle versions. The vulnerability has been rated with moderate severity by Red Hat Product Security. A security update addressing this flaw is available.

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