CVE-2026-6970
HIGHDescription
authd prior to version 0.6.4 contains a logic error in primary group ID assignment that can lead to local privilege escalation. When a user's primary group ID (GID) differs from their UID, either because the account was created with authd prior to version 0.5.4 or because the primary group was manually changed via the `authctl group set-gid` command, and the user's identity provider record is updated, authd incorrectly resets the user's primary group ID to their UID upon next login. This causes newly created files and directories to be owned by the wrong group, causing denial of service issues, and potentially granting unintended access to other local users and allowing local privilege escalation.
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.
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CVSS v4 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Exploit Intelligence
Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 1% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2022-31007 | Medium | 4.9 | 26% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2023-25575 | High | 7.7 | 0.6% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2024-10082 | High | 8.7 | 0.5% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2022-45097 | Medium | 6.3 | 0.4% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2024-9412 | Unscored | - | 0.4% | - | - |
| CVE-2024-25632 | High | 8.6 | 0.4% | - | Fix |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2026-6970?
No published fix for CVE-2026-6970 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.
Is CVE-2026-6970 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2026-6970 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.11% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 1% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2026-6970?
CVE-2026-6970 has a CVSS v4 base score of 7.3, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
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