A flaw was found in sblim-cmpi-base. Insecure temporary file creation in the provider registration scripts allows a local unprivileged user to perform a symlink attack. By creating a symlink in a world-writable directory, an attacker can redirect privileged writes to an arbitrary file during script execution in a privileged context. This can lead to the overwrite of root-owned files, potentially disrupting system services or operation. Exploitation is conditional on the script running with elevated privileges and may be mitigated by sticky-directory symlink protections.
CVE-2026-73585
CVSS base score
6.3 (v3.1)
Severity
MEDIUM
Attack vector
Local
Weakness
CWE-377
Last modified
November 5, 2026
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Affected products
redhat enterprise linux
References
- access.redhat.com Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory