Public vulnerability disclosure

CVE-2026-123177

Dnf5: dnf5daemon-server: dnf5daemon-server: unauthenticated privileged cmdline package fetch/open via add_cmdline_packages

publishedCWE-862

A flaw was found in dnf5daemon-server. Unauthenticated D-Bus methods pass caller-controlled URL or .rpm path patterns into a root-privileged cmdline package loader that may store fetched content in a world-readable cache without size limits, or open local paths as root, allowing a local attacker to disclose privileged content and to deny service via disk exhaustion.

Technical severity8.4 highCVSS 3.1 · CNA: redhat
Published2026-11-13Source updated 2026-11-13
Collected2026-11-131 attributed source

Fixes and workarounds

Workaround

Until a fixed package is available, remove or disable dnf5daemon-server if GNOME Software / dnf5daemon-client is not required, or restrict system D-Bus access to org.rpm.dnf.v0 to trusted users. If non-root access to instance metadata is already blocked on a cloud host, also ensure the daemon cannot be used as a bypass, or disable the daemon. If exploitation cannot be ruled out, rotate exposed secrets (SSH host keys, service credentials, cloud role credentials where applicable) in addition to clearing /var/cache/dnf5daemon-server.

Source: CNA: redhat

Affected products and versions

Affected products, source version ranges and reporting authorities
ProductVersionsAuthority
Red Hat Hardened Images
Red Hat
dnf5
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
Range not reported
Other versions: affected
CNA: redhat

Version ranges are source assertions. Check the vendor advisory and your installed configuration before determining exposure.

CVSS assessments

CVSS scores, vectors and reporting authorities
Version / scoreVectorAuthority
3.1 / 8.4
high
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:HCNA: redhat

Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

References

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