CVE-2026-59674 (GCVE-0-2026-59674)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-14 07:32 – Updated: 2026-07-15 04:00
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
LPE from suricata user to root due to chown in %post in suricata packaging
Summary
A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in openSUSE Tumbleweed suricata package allows the suricata user to escalate to root.
This issue affects openSUSE Tumbleweed: from ? before 8.0.5-2.1; openSUSE Tumbleweed: from ? before 8.0.5-2.1.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-07-14 00:00 UTC
CWE
- CWE-61 - UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSE | openSUSE Tumbleweed |
Affected:
? , < 8.0.5-2.1
(custom)
|
guessed |
Date Public
2026-07-14 07:30
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