CVE 5.5 MEDIUM

Firewalld: firewalld: local unprivileged user can modify firewall state due to d-bus setter mis-authorization_CVE-2026-4948

5.5 / 10
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Description

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.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-4948
Source redhat
Published Mar 27, 2026 at 05:30
Modified Mar 27, 2026 at 11:21

Affected Product

Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

CWE Classification

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