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TI-2026-85395 Aliases CVE-2026-95652GHSA-2w45-vhrc-j6gv

Excess privileges in pardus-usb-formatter let users format disks

Priority LOW 28CWE-250Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-250.

Summary

TÜBİTAK BİLGEM pardus-usb-formatter from 0.7.0 before 0.7.2 runs with unnecessary privileges (CWE-250). Improper device validation lets the privileged tool format disks. A local user with low privileges can exploit this when another user interacts with the tool, with high impact to integrity and availability.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-05

Description from the CNA

Execution with unnecessary privileges vulnerability in TÜBİTAK BİLGEM Software Technologies Research Institute pardus-usb-formatter allows Privilege Abuse. This issue affects pardus-usb-formatter: from 0.7.0 before 0.7.2.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0014 3rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed pardus-usb-formatter (TÜBİTAK BİLGEM Software Technologies Research Institute): 0.7.2

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
TÜBİTAK BİLGEM Software Technologies Research Institutepardus-usb-formatter0.7.0 to before 0.7.20.7.2Patch availableCNA

Remediation

Update pardus-usb-formatter to version 0.7.2, which is the fixed version.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-05

  • Fix · CNA pardus-usb-formatter (TÜBİTAK BİLGEM Software Technologies Research Institute) Fixed in 0.7.2

Timeline

  1. 2026-11-05 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-95652
  2. 2026-11-05 Alias added: GHSA-2w45-vhrc-j6gv
  3. 2026-11-05 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  4. 2026-11-05 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW

References

  • TI-2026-53129 Use of Hard-coded LDAP Credentials in TÜBİTAK BİLGEM's Liderahenk CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2026-15720 Blind LDAP Injection in Sign-In Endpoint in TÜBİTAK BİLGEM's Liderahenk CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-15985 OS Command Injection in TÜBİTAK BİLGEM's Pardus Boot Repair CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2026-83798 Privilege escalation in TÜBİTAK BİLGEM eta-register CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2026-55130 Improper Access Control Leading to Display Exposure in TÜBİTAK BİLGEM's Pardus LightDM Greeter CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2026-15399 Arbitrary Block Device Write via Missing Validation in TÜBİTAK BİLGEM's pardus-image-writer CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
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