Vulnerability in Firewalld
CVE-2026-4948
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 th…
EPSS: 0.000 (9.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, Mitigation, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, issue-tracking, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-4948?
- CVE-2026-4948 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Firewalld, classified under Incorrect Execution-Assigned Permissions. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-03-27.
- How severe is CVE-2026-4948?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.