Improper access control in FreeBSD - CVE-2026-101306
Published: September 30, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU152948
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-101306
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to escape the jail's filesystem root restriction.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access control in SCM_RIGHTS file descriptor passing when transferring a descriptor over a Unix domain socket. A local user can send a restricted descriptor to itself over a Unix domain socket to escape the jail's filesystem root restriction.
Exploitation requires a directory file descriptor received from another jail.
Affected software
FreeBSD
How to mitigate CVE-2026-101306
Install security update from vendor's website.