Red Hat Security Advisory: sos security, bug fix, and enhancement update
Affects Red Hat sosSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High : upgrade the Red Hat redhat/sos package to 10.0.0 soon.
Data as of 11 Nov 2026, 11:23 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (redhat) | CVSS 3.1 | 7.8 |
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- EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 11% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 10.0.0
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 25 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 11 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade the Red Hat redhat/sos package to 10.0.0.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
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Red Hatredhat/sospkg:rpm/redhat/sosOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Red Hat has released an updated sos package (version 4.11.2-7.el10_3) that fixes this vulnerability. Users should apply the update as described in the Red Hat advisory (https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258) to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patch.
Description
A path traversal vulnerability (CVE-2026-79655) exists in the sos package used by Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. The flaw occurs during tar extraction in the sos clean utility, where unvalidated symlink and hardlink targets can lead to arbitrary file writes. This security issue has been addressed in an update to the sos package.