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HIGH

CVE-2026-59680

CVSS v3

8

HIGH

EPSS Score

2.3 %

exploit probability

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

—

SSVC status

Description

An OS command injection vulnerability was found in yast2-users. When displaying the "Password Settings" tab of a user, get_password_term() in src/include/users/dialogs.rb read the shadowLastChange and shadowExpire fields with GetString(), which performs no numeric validation, and passed the resulting string to format_days_after_epoch(). That helper interpolated the value into a shell command executed via Ruby backticks without quoting or escaping. Impact: an administrator who manages users agai

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
3.1
Published
2026-09-01
Last Modified
2026-09-02

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-59680?

An OS command injection vulnerability was found in yast2-users. When displaying the "Password Settings" tab of a user, get_password_term() in src/include/users/dialogs.rb read the shadowLastChange and shadowExpire fields with GetString(), which performs no numeric validation, and passed the resulting string to format_days_after_epoch(). That helper interpolated the value into a shell command executed via Ruby backticks without quoting or escaping. Impact: an administrator who manages users agai

Is CVE-2026-59680 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2026-59680 has not been confirmed. The EPSS score is 2.3%, indicating the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-59680?

CVE-2026-59680 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8 (HIGH severity), with vector string 3.1.

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