osquery: Unprivileged users can temporarily read file carve contents

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-46388
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerGitHub_M
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-07-10 16:16:31 UTC
Updated2026-07-10 17:44:36 UTC
Descriptionosquery 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 4.4 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-279 | CWE-378 | CWE-379 | CWE-279 CWE-279: Incorrect Execution-Assigned Permissions | CWE-378 CWE-378: Creation of Temporary File With Insecure Permissions | CWE-379 CWE-379: Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure Permissions

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary4.4MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
3.1CNADECLARED4.4MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Osquery Osquery affected < 5.23.1 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
github.com/osquery/osquery/releases/tag/5.23.1 [email protected] github.com
github.com/osquery/osquery/commit/6dabe9ded33bf9c6fc0f3e37ec364a1cbbd25d68 [email protected] github.com
github.com/osquery/osquery/pull/8961 [email protected] github.com
github.com/osquery/osquery/security/advisories/GHSA-fg78-9q98-62hh [email protected] github.com
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