CVE-2026-47274

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.36.3—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This medium-severity CVE scores 6.3 under the CNA's CVSS (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.1%, top 96% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: cna:github_m, epss
6.3
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 6.3Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

pam_usb provides hardware authentication for Linux using ordinary removable media. Prior to 0.9.0, multiple pam_usb helper tools resolved external binaries through the PATH environment variable rather than using absolute paths. An attacker who can influence the process environment during PAM authentication or tool execution could substitute malicious binaries. The affected tools are pamusb-check (src/tmux.c), pamusb-conf (tools/pamusb-conf), and pamusb-keyring-unlock-gnome (tools/pamusb-keyring-unlock-gnome). This vulnerability is fixed in 0.9.0.

CVSS v3
6.3
EG Score
6.3(medium)
EG Risk
28(Track)
EG Risk 28/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity63% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS
3.9%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 27, 2026

Last Modified

May 30, 2026

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated Jun 13, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github, github_commit.
github_commit Patch Available

commit 993e73d8bebb (mcdope/pam_usb)

Patch available: mcdope/pam_usb 0.9.0 (contains commit 993e73d8bebb)

https://github.com/mcdope/pam_usb/commit/993e73d8bebb1d8e62677388de3402b6ec36b600
github_commit Patch Available

commit 52a1fd6413b7 (mcdope/pam_usb)

Patch available: mcdope/pam_usb 0.9.0 (contains commit 52a1fd6413b7)

https://github.com/mcdope/pam_usb/commit/52a1fd6413b7ffcc1a5b58ce432be42e7bf0dbd0
github_commit Patch Available

commit 1ee874592038 (mcdope/pam_usb)

Patch available: mcdope/pam_usb 0.9.0 (contains commit 1ee874592038)

https://github.com/mcdope/pam_usb/commit/1ee8745920388df48d001a8e61ba629071557937
github Patch Available

Uncontrolled search path in pam_usb tools allows privilege escalation via PATH manipulation · Advisory · mcdope/pam_usb · GitHub

https://github.com/mcdope/pam_usb/security/advisories/GHSA-pp29-w28g-r9h9

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-47274?
CVE-2026-47274 is a medium vulnerability published on May 27, 2026. pamusb provides hardware authentication for Linux using ordinary removable media. Prior to 0.9.0, multiple pamusb helper tools resolved external binaries through the PATH environment variable rather than using absolute paths. An attacker who can influence the process environment during PAM…
When was CVE-2026-47274 disclosed?
CVE-2026-47274 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 27, 2026, with the most recent update on May 30, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-47274 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-47274 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 3.9% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-47274?
CVE-2026-47274 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 6.3 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-47274?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-47274, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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