[NEW] [medium] PAM: Vulnerability Enables Information Disclosure
A remote, anonymous attacker can exploit a vulnerability in PAM to disclose information.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A vulnerability in PAM allows remote unauthenticated attackers to disclose sensitive information.
- Who is affected
- Systems using affected versions of PAM.
- Urgency
- Medium; information disclosure is concerning but less critical than code execution or privilege escalation.
- Action
- Update to the latest patched version of PAM.
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Details
Original advisory: https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2026-2913
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-544110.33% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 26% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-54411 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Same CVEs, other sources
How other CERTs, PSIRTs and databases cover the vulnerabilities in this advisory.
Recent advisories for PAM
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- highCVE-2026-61898: The Ubuntu-specific language helper scripts (save-to-pam-env, update-langlist) shipped with ac…nvd · 2026-08-20
- mediumCVE-2026-68743: A flaw was found in SSSD. The extract_authtok_v1() function in the PAM responder does not vali…nvd · 2026-08-04
- mediumCVE-2026-17570: Improper access control in the PAM password history endpoints in Devolutions Server allows an …nvd · 2026-07-27
- unknownCVE-2026-12504: Improper Authentication (CWE-287) in the PAM configuration in Loytec LIP-ME201C, L-INX, L-GATE…nvd · 2026-07-24
- unknownUSN-8601-1: PAM vulnerabilityubuntu · 2026-07-23
- mediumCVE-2026-15779: A flaw was found in samba's pam_winbind. When mkhomedir is enabled, pam_winbind chowns the tar…nvd · 2026-07-15
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