๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2026-123962

HIGH 8.4
CVSS Score
8.4
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

In FreedomBox before 26.15, unprivileged user accounts can read/write files for which they lack permissions by setting the authorized_keys file to be a symlink. NOTE: FreedomBox is a Debian Pure Blend, which means that it distributes its software through Debian repositories.

CWE CWE-61
Vendor debian
Product freedombox
Ecosystems
Industries
Technology
Published Nov 6, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Affected Versions

Debian / FreedomBox
0 < 26.15

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
alioth-lists.debian.net: https://alioth-lists.debian.net/pipermail/freedombox-discuss/2026-November/010041.html salsa.debian.org: https://salsa.debian.org/freedombox-team/freedombox/-/commit/351b6a5c9b432f29ecab2a74d5426977bca29188 freedombox.org: https://freedombox.org/about/