CVE-2026-45254

MEDIUM EPSS 9.3%
Published May 21, 20261mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
6.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published May 21, 2026 1mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
6.5
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
2.5
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low
Availability None

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
9.3% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management Authorization

Affected Products 29

VendorProductVersionRange
freebsdfreebsd14.3any
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freebsdfreebsd14.4any
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freebsdfreebsd14.4any
freebsdfreebsd15.0any
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References 1

  • security.freebsd.org https://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-26:24.cap_net.asc
    Vendor Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.