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CVE-2026-4948

CVE-2026-4948 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM

A flaw was found in firewalld. A local unprivileged user can exploit this vulnerability by mis-authorizing two runtime D-Bus (Desktop Bus) setters, setZoneSettings2 and setPolicySettings. This mis-authorization allows the user to modify the runtime firewall state without proper authentication, leading to unauthorized changes in network security configurations.

EPSS 0.13% · 2.3th percentile

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.1
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS Score
0.13%
2.3th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
redhatenterprise_linux7.0
Red HatRed Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 10
firewalldfirewalld0
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Timeline

  • Mar 27, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Mar 27, 2026 Coalition ESS Score
  • Mar 27, 2026 CVE Published
  • Mar 27, 2026 PoC Published
  • Mar 29, 2026 Security Advisory
  • Apr 4, 2026 PoC Published
  • May 18, 2026 EPSS Score
  • May 19, 2026 EPSS Score
  • May 20, 2026 EPSS Score
  • May 21, 2026 EPSS Score
  • May 22, 2026 EPSS Score
  • May 23, 2026 EPSS Score
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