CVE-2026-53548
Auth users can retrieve other users' plaintext SSH/sudo passwords via ID enumeration.
Is CVE-2026-53548 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-53548 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.44% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-53548?
CVE-2026-53548 is rated Critical. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-53548?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-53548. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-53548 affect?
CVE-2026-53548 affects Termix < 2.6.1, Termix web server management platform. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-53548?
Upgrade Termix to v2.6.1, rotate exposed credentials, and audit access/logins.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Authenticated users can enumerate host IDs to obtain owners' plaintext SSH and sudo passwords, enabling unauthorized remote access and control of managed systems.
Immediate action required
- affected< 2.3.2
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.