# CVE-2026-54230: Abrt: event handler scripts follow symlinks when writing output files, allowing arbitrary file overwrites

- Severity: CVSS 7.0 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-06-13 · Updated: 2026-09-21

## Affected

- abrt: version range not reported
- abrt: version range not reported
- abrt: version range not reported
- abrt: version range not reported
- abrt: version range not reported
- abrt: version range not reported
- abrt: version range not reported
- abrt: version range not reported
- abrt: version range not reported

## Description

A symlink following vulnerability was found in the ABRT post-create event handler scripts in libreport. Event scripts write output files using shell redirections without the O_NOFOLLOW flag. If the target file is replaced with a symlink, the shell process running as root follows the symlink and writes content to the symlink target, allowing arbitrary file overwrites on the system.

## What to do

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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54272
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:69115
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:69116
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:69117
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:69121
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-54230
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2488568

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