CVE-2026-4948

Published: Mar 27, 2026Modified: Jun 17, 2026

5.5

Vector

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

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: secalert@redhat.com (Secondary)

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.

Affected (2)

Products: Firewalld: Firewalld · Redhat: Enterprise Linux

1 product

1 product

Enterprise Linux

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Firewalld Firewalld	Up to 2.4.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux	Version 7.0

Related CWEs

Incorrect Execution-Assigned Permissions

While it is executing, the product sets the permissions of an object in a way that violates the intended permissions that have been specified by the user.

References (3)

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-4948

Source: secalert@redhat.com

MitigationVendor Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2452086

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Issue TrackingVendor Advisory

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/05/msg00029.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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