CVE-2026-48980

medium

Description

pam_usb provides hardware authentication for Linux using removable media. In versions prior to 0.9.2, getenv() environment variables XRDP_SESSION, DISPLAY and TMUX allow environment variable injection into local-check logic. These environment variables influence whether a current session is local or remote, and a PAM module that runs in the context of setuid binaries (sudo, su), getenv() returns attacker-controlled values whenever the process environment has been manipulated by a local user. This issue has been fixed in version 0.9.2.

References

https://github.com/mcdope/pam_usb/security/advisories/GHSA-qr83-mf3h-fvqr

https://github.com/mcdope/pam_usb/releases/tag/0.9.2

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-06-18

Updated: 2026-06-22

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.3

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00018