Distribution advisory
This page covers CVE-2026-6970 as tracked by Ubuntu, for the package authd. The fix is available in version 0.6.1ubuntu0.1; earlier versions remain affected.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.
CVSS metrics in full
The score comes from this vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Attack vector: Local — a local account, shell or session on the host is needed.
- Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
- Attack requirements: Present — the target has to be in a particular state for the attack to work.
- Privileges required: Low — an ordinary user account is enough.
- User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
- Confidentiality impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
- Integrity impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
- Availability impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
Weakness class
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-6970 is classified as CWE-842: Placement of User into Incorrect Group. The product or the administrator places a user into an incorrect group.
Affected software
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-6970 is recorded against 1 package.
- authd (fixed in 0.6.1ubuntu0.1)
Timeline and source
Published on 27 April 2026 and last revised on 26 May 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
ubuntu.com (Report)
www.cve.org (Report)
ubuntu.com (Advisory)
Other advisories for this package
authd has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:
Same weakness in other software
These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-842: Placement of User into Incorrect Group) in other software:
