Improper Authentication in TUBITAK BILGEM's Pardus About
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-59Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') vulnerability in TUBITAK BILGEM Software Technologies Research Institute Pardus About allows Symlink Attack. This issue affects Pardus About: before 1.2.2.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00326 25th percentileScored 2026-11-08
Fix Fixed Pardus About (TUBITAK BILGEM Software Technologies Research Institute): 1.2.2
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TUBITAK BILGEM Software Technologies Research Institute | Pardus About | before 1.2.2 | 1.2.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- Pardus About VendorTUBITAK BILGEM Software Technologies Research Institute Affected before 1.2.2 Fixed in 1.2.2 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Pardus About (TUBITAK BILGEM Software Technologies Research Institute) Fixed in 1.2.2
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-5161
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jxvm-52qc-qcp4
References
More TUBITAK BILGEM Software Technologies Research Institute vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-05704 RCE in TUBITAK BILGEM's Liderahenk CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-04510 Path Traversal in TUBITAK BILGEM's Pardus Software Center CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2026-06008 OS Command Injection in TUBITAK BILGEM's Pardus OS My Computer CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-04487 Authorization Bypass in TUBITAK BILGEM's Pardus Update CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-06921 OS Command Injection in TUBITAK BILGEM's Pardus Software CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
- TI-2026-12222 Missing Authorization in TUBITAK BILGEM's pardus-software CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-5161 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-5161 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jxvm-52qc-qcp4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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