pam_usb provides hardware authentication for Linux using ordinary removable media. Prior to 0.8.7, a crafted UUID such as $(id>/tmp/rce) in the config causes root RCE when pamusb-conf --reset-pads is run. A USB device with a crafted filesystem UUID (some controllers allow this) can inject the payload at --add-device time. Also, userName from the XML config is passed to os.system() in pamusb-agent, which invokes a shell. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.8.7.
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Wed, 27 May 2026 21:00:00 +0000

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Description pam_usb provides hardware authentication for Linux using ordinary removable media. Prior to 0.8.7, a crafted UUID such as $(id>/tmp/rce) in the config causes root RCE when pamusb-conf --reset-pads is run. A USB device with a crafted filesystem UUID (some controllers allow this) can inject the payload at --add-device time. Also, userName from the XML config is passed to os.system() in pamusb-agent, which invokes a shell. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.8.7.
Title pam_usb: Shell injection via device UUID and username in pamusb-conf and pamusb-agent
Weaknesses CWE-78
CWE-88
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-27T20:24:23.131Z

Reserved: 2026-05-07T17:07:09.318Z

Link: CVE-2026-44712

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-05-27T21:16:18.213

Modified: 2026-05-27T21:16:18.213

Link: CVE-2026-44712

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Updated: 2026-05-27T22:45:44Z