CVE-2026-5141

Deferred Deferred - Pending Action

Privilege Escalation in Pardus Software Center

Publication date: 2026-04-29

Last updated on: 2026-06-06

Assigner: Computer Emergency Response Team of the Republic of Turkey

Description

Improper Privilege Management, Improper Access Control, Incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability in TUBITAK BILGEM Software Technologies Research Institute Pardus Software Center allows Hijacking a privileged process. This issue affects Pardus Software Center: from 1.0.2 before 1.0.3.

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Meta Information

Published

2026-04-29

Last Modified

2026-06-06

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2026-04-29

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2026-5141

EUVD

EUVD-2026-26235

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
tubitak_bilgem	pardus_software_center	From 1.0.2 (inc) to 1.0.3 (exc)

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Exploitability

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KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-284	The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.
CWE-269	The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
CWE-266	A product incorrectly assigns a privilege to a particular actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is an improper privilege management and access control issue in the Pardus Software Center before version 1.0.3. It involves incorrect privilege assignment that allows an attacker to hijack a privileged process.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can lead to hijacking of a privileged process, which means an attacker could gain elevated privileges. This can result in full control over the affected system, potentially leading to data compromise, system disruption, or unauthorized actions.

Executive Summary

This vulnerability is related to improper privilege management and access control in the Pardus Software Center developed by TUBITAK BILGEM Software Technologies Research Institute. Specifically, it involves incorrect privilege assignment that allows an attacker to hijack a privileged process.

Impact Analysis

Exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to an attacker gaining control over a privileged process, which may result in full compromise of the affected system. The CVSS score of 8.8 indicates a high severity with potential impacts including confidentiality, integrity, and availability being fully compromised.

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