CVE-2026-45254 (GCVE-0-2026-45254)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-21 09:34 – Updated: 2026-05-21 14:37
VLAI
Title
Incorrect libcap_net limitation list manipulation
Summary
In the case of the cap_net service, when a key present in the old limit was omitted from the new limit, the missing key was treated as "allow any" instead of being rejected. In certain scenarios, an application that had previously restricted a subset of network operations could ask for a new limit that extended the permissions of the process.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
FreeBSD FreeBSD Affected: 15.0-RELEASE , < p9 (release)
Affected: 14.4-RELEASE , < p5 (release)
Affected: 14.3-RELEASE , < p14 (release)
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Date Public
2026-05-20 23:00
Credits
Joshua Rogers of AISLE Research Team
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