CVE-2026-49421

HIGH
MEDIUM Priority: 0.01 BB Relevance: 39/100
Published: 2026-08-19 Modified: 2026-11-09 First seen: 2026-11-09 Status: active

Attack Surface

Low Complexity No Interaction Integ. Impact

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV: Local
AC: Low
PR: Low
UI: None
S: Unchanged
C: None
I: High
A: High

Description

The kernel function that implements unlinkat(2) and funlinkat(2) validated the AT_RESOLVE_BENEATH flag but failed to pass it through to the underlying path lookup. The flag was silently dropped, so path resolution was not actually restricted. A process that uses AT_RESOLVE_BENEATH with unlinkat(2) or funlinkat(2) to confine path resolution can in fact resolve paths above the starting directory. A caller relying on this flag for path containment may delete files outside the intended directory tree.

Weakness Classification (1)

Affected Software (38)

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References & Advisories (1)

Bug Bounty Relevance

39 / 100
✓ Low complexity
✓ No user interaction

CVSS Score

7.1 / 10.0 v3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

EPSS — Exploitation Probability

0.13%
Raw Score 0.001320
Percentile 2.9%
Date 2026-11-14

EPSS Trend

2026-11-14
0.00132
2026-11-13
0.00132
2026-11-12
0.00132
2026-11-10
0.00132
2026-11-09
0.00132

Intelligence Sources

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