CVE-2026-48066

MEDIUMNVD 5.75.7—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This medium-severity CVE scores 5.7 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.1%, top 98% 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: epss, nvd
5.7
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 5.7Exploit: 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 0.9.1, src/log.c contains a process-wide static pointer that is written on every PAM invocation with the address of a stack-local variable. This violates the PAM re-entrancy requirement and creates a data race when the PAM stack is invoked concurrently from multiple threads. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.9.1.

CVSS v3
5.7
EG Score
5.7(medium)
EPSS
1.9%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 27, 2026

Last Modified

May 28, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Jun 14, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github.
github Patch Available

Thread-unsafe static pointer in log.c causes data race under concurrent PAM authentication · Advisory · mcdope/pam_usb · GitHub

https://github.com/mcdope/pam_usb/security/advisories/GHSA-qg76-57wq-mpv6
generic

Security audit · Issue #55 · mcdope/pam_usb · GitHub

https://github.com/mcdope/pam_usb/issues/55
generic

[Security] Thread-unsafe static global in log.c breaks PAM re-entrancy · Issue #350 · mcdope/pam_usb · GitHub

https://github.com/mcdope/pam_usb/issues/350

Weakness Classification(2)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-48066?
CVE-2026-48066 is a medium vulnerability published on May 27, 2026. pam_usb provides hardware authentication for Linux using ordinary removable media. Prior to 0.9.1, src/log.c contains a process-wide static pointer that is written on every PAM invocation with the address of a stack-local variable. This violates the PAM re-entrancy requirement and creates a data…
When was CVE-2026-48066 disclosed?
CVE-2026-48066 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 27, 2026, with the most recent update on May 28, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-48066 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-48066 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1.9% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-48066?
CVE-2026-48066 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.7 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-48066?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-48066, 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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