CVE-2026-11837

{"id": "CVE-2026-11837", "cveTags": [], "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"type": "Primary", "source": "secalert@redhat.com", "cvssData": {"scope": "UNCHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 7.3, "attackVector": "LOCAL", "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH"}, "impactScore": 5.9, "exploitabilityScore": 1.3}]}, "published": "2026-06-10T05:16:38.510", "references": [{"url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-11837", "source": "secalert@redhat.com"}, {"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2487424", "source": "secalert@redhat.com"}], "vulnStatus": "Received", "weaknesses": [{"type": "Primary", "source": "secalert@redhat.com", "description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-59"}]}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "A local privilege escalation vulnerability was found in the ansible.posix authorized_key module. The module's keyfile() function uses os.chown() instead of os.lchown() and opens files without O_NOFOLLOW when managing SSH authorized keys. An unprivileged local user can pre-stage symbolic links in their ~/.ssh directory to redirect file ownership changes to arbitrary system paths when an operator runs the authorized_key task as root, leading to local privilege escalation."}], "lastModified": "2026-06-10T05:16:38.510", "sourceIdentifier": "secalert@redhat.com"}