CVE-2026-4948 (GCVE-0-2026-4948)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-27 05:30 – Updated: 2026-05-15 18:32
VLAI
Title
Firewalld: firewalld: local unprivileged user can modify firewall state due to d-bus setter mis-authorization
Summary
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.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-279 - Incorrect Execution-Assigned Permissions
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Date Public
2026-03-27 00:00
Credits
Red Hat would like to thank Asim Viladi Oglu Manizada for reporting this issue.
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