Is CVE-2026-44711 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2026-44711 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2026-44711?

CVE-2026-44711 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.9 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2026-44711?

CVE-2026-44711 has an EPSS score of 0.17% (6th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2026-44711?

No published fix for CVE-2026-44711 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2026-44711

HIGH

7.9

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

pam_usb provides hardware authentication for Linux using ordinary removable media. Prior to 0.8.7, symlink attacks on pad directory and pad files enable authentication bypass and root file corruption. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.8.7.

CWE-59Link Following CWE-287Improper Authentication

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionRequired

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.17%probability of exploitation in 30 days

6thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 6% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references2

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-28.