CVE-2026-49134

Description

CodexBar prior to 0.32.0 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the CLI installer that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary commands as root by exploiting a race condition in temporary file handling. The installer creates a temporary file with mktemp, writes a privileged shell payload into it, and executes it with administrator privileges via bash, allowing a same-user local process to rewrite the installer body before the administrator prompt is approved, causing attacker-controlled commands to run as root.

CVSS v3.1 Score

7.1

HIGH

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

EPSS — Exploit Prediction

0.0027

Probability of exploitation

0.18%

Percentile rank

EPSS estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. A higher score means more likely to be exploited.

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-377 CWE-377

References

Other References

https://github.com/steipete/CodexBar/commit/dbc944d46cd4cf7877d1ca47c44556fe573b46e8 https://github.com/steipete/CodexBar/pull/1222 https://github.com/steipete/CodexBar/releases/tag/v0.32.0 https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/codexbar-privilege-escalation-via-cli-installer-temp-file https://github.com/steipete/CodexBar/pull/1222

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-49134? +

CodexBar prior to 0.32.0 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the CLI installer that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary commands as root by exploiting a race condition in temporary file handling. The installer creates a temporary file with mktemp, writes a privileged shell payload into it, and executes it with administrator privileges via bash, allowing a same-user local process to rewrite the installer body before the administrator prompt is approved, causing attacker-controlled commands to run as root. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.1 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2026-49134? +

CVE-2026-49134 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.1 out of 10, rated HIGH. This is a high-severity vulnerability that should be prioritized for patching. The EPSS score is 0.0027, placing it in the 0th percentile for exploitation probability.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2026-49134? +

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