CVE-2026-59674

LPE from suricata user to root due to chown in %post in suricata packaging

Published Jul 14, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 7.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-59
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

threat_severity

Important

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Suse
Suse opensuse Tumbleweed
Vendors & Products Suse
Suse opensuse Tumbleweed
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title LPE from suricata user to root due to chown in %post in suricata packaging
Weaknesses CWE-61
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/S:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
suse
Published
Updated
Jul 15, 2026, 4:00 AM
Reserved
Jul 6, 2026, 11:59 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jul 14, 2026, 8:16 AM
Modified
Oct 24, 2026, 10:10 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Jul 14, 2026, 7:32 AM