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CVE Vulnerability Details :
CVE-2026-44713
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Assigner Org ID-a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa
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Published At-27 May, 2026 | 20:13
Updated At-30 May, 2026 | 01:48
Rejected At-
▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)
pam_usb: Command injection via $TMUX environment variable leads to RCE as root

pam_usb provides hardware authentication for Linux using ordinary removable media. Prior to 0.8.7, src/tmux.c reads the user's $TMUX environment variable, splits it on commas, and interpolates the socket-path component directly into a shell command passed to popen(). Because the value is placed inside double-quotes without sanitisation, any value containing " terminates the quoted string and injects arbitrary shell syntax. popen() runs as root inside the PAM stack. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.8.7.

Affected Products
Vendor
mcdope
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pam_usb
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  • < 0.8.7
Problem Types
TypeCWE IDDescription
CWECWE-78CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
CWECWE-116CWE-116: Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output
Type: CWE
CWE ID: CWE-78
Description: CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Type: CWE
CWE ID: CWE-116
Description: CWE-116: Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output
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VersionBase scoreBase severityVector
3.18.8HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Version: 3.1
Base score: 8.8
Base severity: HIGH
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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https://github.com/mcdope/pam_usb/security/advisories/GHSA-822m-whrh-vrj8
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Hyperlink: https://github.com/mcdope/pam_usb/security/advisories/GHSA-822m-whrh-vrj8
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▼Authorized Data Publishers (ADP)
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
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