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CVE-2026-46388
Published:July 10, 2026
Updated:August 04, 2026
osquery is a SQL powered operating system instrumentation, monitoring, and analytics framework. Prior to 5.23.1, an unprivileged attacker can read the contents of an osquery file carve until the carve completes and the temporary files are deleted because in-progress carve directories are not created with private permissions. If the carve targets a directory that the attacker controls, arbitrary file reads are possible, such as sensitive local files. This issue is fixed in version 5.23.1.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/osquery/osquery.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=5.0.0 <5.23.1
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 5.23.1
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
4.1
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
PASSIVE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
4.4
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Creation of Temporary File With Insecure Permissions
Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure Permissions
Incorrect Execution-Assigned Permissions
EPSS
Base Score:
0.09