Description
A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in openSUSE Tumbleweed suricata package allows the suricata user to escalate to root.






This issue affects openSUSE Tumbleweed: from ? before 8.0.5-2.1; openSUSE Tumbleweed: from ? before 8.0.5-2.1.
Published: 2026-07-14
Score: 7.1 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-59
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

threat_severity

Important


Tue, 14 Jul 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 14 Jul 2026 08:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Suse
Suse opensuse Tumbleweed
Vendors & Products Suse
Suse opensuse Tumbleweed

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 07:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in openSUSE Tumbleweed suricata package allows the suricata user to escalate to root. This issue affects openSUSE Tumbleweed: from ? before 8.0.5-2.1; openSUSE Tumbleweed: from ? before 8.0.5-2.1.
Title LPE from suricata user to root due to chown in %post in suricata packaging
Weaknesses CWE-61
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/S:N'}


Subscriptions

Suse Opensuse Tumbleweed
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: suse

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-15T04:00:53.092Z

Reserved: 2026-07-06T11:59:28.118Z

Link: CVE-2026-59674

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-14T12:33:13.348Z

cve-icon NVD

No data.

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-07-14T07:32:35Z

Links: CVE-2026-59674 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-07-16T07:45:05Z

Weaknesses