Incorrect user validation in ZFS_IOC_SET_PROP ioctl
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-49431 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | freebsd |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-08-19 06:17:43 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-09-01 20:05:26 UTC |
| Description | The ZFS_IOC_SET_PROP ioctl, used by zfs-set(8), incorrectly validated the calling user such that an unprivileged user is able to set metadata on a dataset indicating that the dataset has received properties from a zfs-recv(8) stream. Any local user can set the internal ZFS metadata flag "$hasrecvd" on datasets via ZFS_IOC_SET_PROP. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 3.3 LOW from ADP
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS: 0.001190000 probability, percentile 0.019430000 (date 2026-09-03)
Problem Types: CWE-863 | CWE-863 CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | ADP | DECLARED | 3.3 | LOW | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| 3.1 | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | Secondary | 3.3 | LOW | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
LocalAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
LowAvailability
NoneCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 14.3 | - | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 14.3 | p1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 14.3 | p10 | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 14.3 | p11 | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 14.3 | p12 | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 14.3 | p13 | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 14.3 | p14 | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 14.3 | p15 | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 14.3 | p2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 14.3 | p3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 14.3 | p4 | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 14.3 | p5 | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 14.3 | p6 | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 14.3 | p7 | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 14.3 | p8 | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 14.3 | p9 | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 14.4 | - | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 14.4 | p1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 14.4 | p2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 14.4 | p3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 14.4 | p4 | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 14.4 | p5 | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 14.4 | p6 | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 14.4 | rc1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 15.0 | - | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 15.0 | p1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 15.0 | p10 | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 15.0 | p2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 15.0 | p3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 15.0 | p4 | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 15.0 | p5 | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 15.0 | p6 | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 15.0 | p7 | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 15.0 | p8 | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 15.0 | p9 | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 15.1 | - | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 15.1 | rc2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 15.1 | rc3-p1 | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | FreeBSD | FreeBSD | affected 15.1-RELEASE p1 release | Not specified |
| CNA | FreeBSD | FreeBSD | affected 15.0-RELEASE p11 release | Not specified |
| CNA | FreeBSD | FreeBSD | affected 14.4-RELEASE p7 release | Not specified |
| CNA | FreeBSD | FreeBSD | affected 14.3-RELEASE p16 release | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-26:40.zfs.asc | [email protected] | security.freebsd.org | Vendor Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
Discovery Credit
CNA: Yuxiang Yang, Yizhou Zhao, Ao Wang, Xuewei Feng, Qi Li, and Ke Xu from Tsinghua University using GLM-5.1 from Z.ai (en)
CNA: Emmanuel Genier at Quarkslab (en)
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.