Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Mar 27, 2026· Updated May 15, 2026
CVE-2026-4948
CVE-2026-4948
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 products
2- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
3- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-4948nvdMitigationVendor Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/05/msg00029.htmlnvd
News mentions
1- VECT: Ransomware by design, Wiper by accidentCheck Point Research · Apr 28, 2026