Report: CVE-2026-47274 - pam_usb: Uncontrolled search path in pam_usb tools allows privilege escalation v
CVE ID :CVE-2026-47274 Published : May 27, 2026, 8:16 p.m. | 1 hour, 7 minutes ago Description :pam_usb provides hardware authentication for Linux using ordinary removable media. Prior to 0.9.0, multiple pam_usb helper tools resolved external binaries through the PATH environment variable rather than using absolute paths. An attacker who can influence the process environment during PAM authentication or tool execution could substitute malicious binaries. The affected tools are pamusb-check (src/tmux.c), pamusb-conf (tools/pamusb-conf), and pamusb-keyring-unlock-gnome (tools/pamusb-keyring-unlock-gnome). This vulnerability is fixed in 0.9.0. Severity: 6.3 | MEDIUM Visit the link for more details, such as CVSS details, affected products, timeline, and more...