CVE-2026-6970
Published:April 27, 2026
Updated:May 18, 2026
authd prior to version 0.6.4 contains a logic error in primary group ID assignment that can lead to local privilege escalation. When a user's primary group ID (GID) differs from their UID, either because the account was created with authd prior to version 0.5.4 or because the primary group was manually changed via the "authctl group set-gid" command, and the user's identity provider record is updated, authd incorrectly resets the user's primary group ID to their UID upon next login. This causes newly created files and directories to be owned by the wrong group, causing denial of service issues, and potentially granting unintended access to other local users and allowing local privilege escalation.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/canonical/authd.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v0.1 <v0.6.4Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v0.6.4github.com/canonical/authd (GO):
Affected version(s) >=v0.6.0 <v0.6.4Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v0.6.4github.com/canonical/authd (GO):
Affected version(s) >=v0.1 <v0.6.4Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v0.6.4Related Resources (4)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
7.3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
PRESENT
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.8
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Placement of User into Incorrect Group
EPSS
Base Score:
0.01