What is GHSA-6wcf-xp9g-wcfj?

GHSA-6wcf-xp9g-wcfj is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. In FreedomBox before 26.15, unprivileged user accounts can read/write files for which they lack...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-6wcf-xp9g-wcfj cover?

GHSA-6wcf-xp9g-wcfj covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-123962. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-6wcf-xp9g-wcfj?

GHSA-6wcf-xp9g-wcfj has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.4, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-6wcf-xp9g-wcfjHighCVSS 8.4

In FreedomBox before 26.15, unprivileged user accounts can read/write files for which they lack...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

November 6, 2026

Last Modified

November 6, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-123962 →

📋 Description

In FreedomBox before 26.15, unprivileged user accounts can read/write files for which they lack permissions by setting the authorized_keys file to be a symlink. NOTE: FreedomBox is a Debian Pure Blend, which means that it distributes its software through Debian repositories.

🔗 References (5)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-123962
https://alioth-lists.debian.net/pipermail/freedombox-discuss/2026-November/010041.html
https://freedombox.org/about
https://salsa.debian.org/freedombox-team/freedombox/-/commit/351b6a5c9b432f29ecab2a74d5426977bca29188
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6wcf-xp9g-wcfj