Description
rtapi_app in linuxcnc-uspace in LinuxCNC before 2.9.9 allows privilege escalation. It is installed SUID root and loads shared library modules via dlopen() by using a user-supplied module name. Insufficient validation of the module name allows path traversal, enabling an unprivileged local user to load an arbitrary shared library. Because the process retains elevated privileges during module loading, this results in local privilege escalation to root.
Published: 2026-06-30
Score: 8.4 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Tue, 30 Jun 2026 13:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 30 Jun 2026 04:15:00 +0000

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Title SUID Root Privilege Escalation via Path Traversal in LinuxCNC rtapi_app

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 02:00:00 +0000

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Description rtapi_app in linuxcnc-uspace in LinuxCNC before 2.9.9 allows privilege escalation. It is installed SUID root and loads shared library modules via dlopen() by using a user-supplied module name. Insufficient validation of the module name allows path traversal, enabling an unprivileged local user to load an arbitrary shared library. Because the process retains elevated privileges during module loading, this results in local privilege escalation to root.
Weaknesses CWE-22
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-30T13:04:39.190Z

Reserved: 2026-06-30T01:09:33.668Z

Link: CVE-2026-58302

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-30T13:04:34.145Z

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-06-30T04:00:08Z

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