CVE-2026-91203: A flaw was found in cockpit-files. This vulnerability allows a local attacker to exploit a timing issue, known as a symlink race condition, during privileged file operations such as changing file ownership or permissions
What it means
NIST National Vulnerability Database ha pubblicato CVE-2026-91203. La rilevanza va confermata rispetto alle tecnologie effettivamente in uso.
Why it matters
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A flaw was found in cockpit-files. This vulnerability allows a local attacker to exploit a timing issue, known as a symlink race condition, during privileged file operations such as changing file ownership or permissions. By manipulating directory entries and winning this race, the attacker can redirect these operations to unintended files. This could lead to unauthorized changes in file ownership and permissions on arbitrary files, potentially compromising system integrity and availability by altering system or application states or rendering services unusable.
- Source
- NIST National Vulnerability Database
- Publishing entity
- NIST National Vulnerability Database
- Entity type
- National authority
- Area
- North America · US
- Original language
- en · translation in preparation
- Publication
- 18/09/2026 22:17
- CVE
- CVE-2026-91203
- Classification
- Medium
- Stated country
- US
Affected products and versions
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