CVE-2026-54370

acl < 2.4.0 TOCTOU Symlink Traversal via getfacl/setfacl/chacl

Published Jun 29, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 7.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
acl before version 2.4.0 contains a time-of-check to time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition vulnerability that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by replacing a pathname component with a symbolic link between an lstat() check and subsequent symlink-following operations such as stat(), chown(), chmod(), acl_get_file(), and acl_set_file(). Attackers who control a pathname component can redirect file access control list operations to arbitrary files when getfacl, setfacl, or chacl is invoked by a privileged process over an attacker-controlled path, resulting in local privilege escalation.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:acl_project:acl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Acl Project
Acl Project acl
Vendors & Products Acl Project
Acl Project acl
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Description acl before version 2.4.0 contains a time-of-check to time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition vulnerability that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by replacing a pathname component with a symbolic link between an lstat() check and subsequent symlink-following operations such as stat(), chown(), chmod(), acl_get_file(), and acl_set_file(). Attackers who control a pathname component can redirect file access control list operations to arbitrary files when getfacl, setfacl, or chacl is invoked by a privileged process over an attacker-controlled path, resulting in local privilege escalation.
Title acl < 2.4.0 TOCTOU Symlink Traversal via getfacl/setfacl/chacl
Weaknesses CWE-367
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Jul 14, 2026, 9:33 PM
Reserved
Jun 12, 2026, 8:20 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jun 29, 2026, 2:16 PM
Modified
Oct 25, 2026, 9:10 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jun 29, 2026, 1:00 PM