# CVE-2026-104117: Missing authorization in illumos ipmgmtd allows local users to change persistent IPMP group membership

- Severity: CVSS 1.9 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: r151054, r151058w, r151056aw, r151054bw
- Published: 2026-10-09 · Updated: 2026-10-09

## Affected

- SUNWcs: from a73be61a80f7331c35adfa540bcf8f1546ff1e33, fixed in e8d3efa1c56e5f2b5368600a2baeb7b1d54a07f8
- OmniOS: from r151042, fixed in r151054; from r151058, fixed in r151058w; from r151056, fixed in r151056aw; from r151054, fixed in r151054bw

## Description

A missing authorization check in the illumos IP management daemon (ipmgmtd) allows a local user to change the persistent IP multipathing (IPMP) configuration. The ipmgmtd door dispatch table in usr/src/cmd/cmd-inet/lib/ipmgmtd/ipmgmt_door.c does not require the solaris.network.interface.config authorization for the IPMGMT_CMD_IPMP_UPDATE command, although its handler, ipmgmt_ipmp_update_handler(), writes to the persistent ipadm configuration when the IPMGMT_PERSIST flag is set. An unprivileged local user can therefore add interfaces to, or remove them from, existing IPMP groups in the stored configuration. The running configuration is not changed; the modification takes effect when the stored configuration is next applied, such as at boot, and may disrupt network connectivity. The flaw has existed since 2021 (illumos-gate commit a73be61a), and affects any illumos distribution prior to illumos-gate commit e8d3efa1.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on SUNWcs, OmniOS, upgrade to a fixed version (r151054, r151058w, r151056aw, r151054bw) per the references below.
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## References

- https://illumos.topicbox.com/groups/developer/T3b859664594b7762/cve-2026-104112-to-cve-2026-104117-denial-of-service-and-missing-authorization-in-door-servers
- https://illumos.org/issues/18492
- https://github.com/illumos/illumos-gate/commit/e8d3efa1c56e5f2b5368600a2baeb7b1d54a07f8

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