CVE-2026-5140

CVE

Threat entity extracted from intelligence sources

Frequency

occurrences

First Seen

May 20, 2026

Last Seen

May 20, 2026

API

Exploited in Wild

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Ransomware Use

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Public Exploits

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Attack Vector

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Vulnerability Overview

Exploitation Activity

Exploitation Intelligence

Critical Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Pardus Linux Discovered72.0

A critical privilege escalation vulnerability chain, tracked as CVE-2026-5140, has been identified in the Pardus Linux update mechanism. This flaw allows local users to gain full root access without authentication, posing a significant risk to systems using the pardus-update package. The vulnerabili...

Public Exploits

Checking GitHub for proof-of-concept code…

Related Clusters (1)

Critical Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Pardus Linux Discovered

May 20·3 sources

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CVE-2026-5140

Vulnerability Overview

Exploitation Activity

Exploitation Intelligence

Public Exploits

CVE Details

Related Clusters (1)

Critical Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Pardus Linux Discovered

Related Articles (1)

Pardus Linux Vulnerability Lets Local Attackers Gain Silent Root Access

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