CVE-2026-59681
Command injection in yast2-auth-client allows root command execution via AD config.
Is CVE-2026-59681 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-59681 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 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-59681?
CVE-2026-59681 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.7. 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-2026-59681?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-59681. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-59681 affect?
CVE-2026-59681 affects yast2-auth-client, YaST (SUSE Linux), openSUSE, SUSE Linux Enterprise. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-59681?
Install vendor fix for yast2-auth-client and restrict/validate AD config inputs.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Attackers controlling AD config values can execute arbitrary commands as root during YaST Samba 'net ads' operations.
Immediate action required
- affected<= 5.0.4
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.