What is CVE-2026-48980?

CVE-2026-48980 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mcdope Pam_usb, classified under CWE-454. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2026-06-18.

How severe is CVE-2026-48980?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Mcdope Pam_usb

CVE-2026-48980

pam_usb provides hardware authentication for Linux using removable media. In versions prior to 0.9.2, getenv() environment variables XRDP_SESSION, DISPLAY and TMUX allow environment variable injection into local-check logic. These environ…

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Mcdope Pam_usb — versions < 0.9.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-454
CWE-807

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-48980?: CVE-2026-48980 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mcdope Pam_usb, classified under CWE-454. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2026-06-18.
How severe is CVE-2026-48980?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.