Vulnerability · Published Jul 14, 2026 · Assigned by suse
CVE-2026-59674LPE from suricata user to root due to chown in %post in suricata packaging
High 7.1
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in openSUSE Tumbleweed from SUSE. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 6% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 4.0)7.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 93.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| SUSE | openSUSE Tumbleweed | ? – before 8.0.5-2.1 |
| SUSE | openSUSE Tumbleweed | ? – before 8.0.5-2.1 |
Weakness: CWE-61 · 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