CVE-2026-54411
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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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.33% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 26% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (3)
- medium[NEW] [medium] PAM: Vulnerability Enables Information Disclosurecert-bund · 2026-08-25
- unknownUSN-8601-1: PAM vulnerabilityubuntu · 2026-07-23
- mediumCVE-2026-54411: Linux-PAM through 1.7.2 contains an observable timing discrepancy (CWE-208) in the pam_userdb …msrc · 2026-06-09
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