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CVE-2026-48064— pam_usb: PAM_RHOST check skipped when deny_remote=false allows XDMCP authentication bypass

CVSS 8.1 · High EPSS 0.34% · P26

Affected Version Matrix 1

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
mcdopepam_usb< 0.9.1affected
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2026-48064

Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
pam_usb: PAM_RHOST check skipped when deny_remote=false allows XDMCP authentication bypass
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
pam_usb provides hardware authentication for Linux using ordinary removable media. Prior to 0.9.1, when a PAM service is configured with deny_remote=false in pam_usb (commonly done for display managers such as gdm-password or lightdm to bypass process/TTY heuristics for local sessions), the PAM_RHOST check in pusb_do_auth() is also skipped. PAM_RHOST is set by remote daemons (sshd, XDMCP servers) to identify the remote client address. Because the check is gated inside if (opts.deny_remote), a genuine remote XDMCP connection reaches the USB device authentication step instead of being rejected. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.9.1.
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
授权机制不正确
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Title
pam_usb 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
pam_usb是McDope个人开发者的一个基于USB设备的Linux硬件认证工具。 pam_usb 0.9.1之前版本存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于当deny_remote设置为false时PAM_RHOST检查被跳过，可能导致远程XDMCP连接绕过拒绝并到达USB设备认证步骤。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Affected Products

VendorProductAffected VersionsCPESubscribe
mcdopepam_usb < 0.9.1 -

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Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-48064 (2)

Same Patch Batch · mcdope · 2026-05-27 · 15 CVEs total

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CVE-2026-447117.9 HIGHpam_usb: Symlink attacks on pad directory and pad files enable authentication bypass and r
CVE-2026-447097.8 HIGHpam_usb: PINENTRY_FALLBACK_APP environment variable allows arbitrary command execution
CVE-2026-472697.4 HIGHpam_usb: deny_remote feature incorrectly classifies IPv4-mapped IPv6 remote connections as
CVE-2026-472727.1 HIGHpam_usb: OTP pad authentication bypass via missing system pad check and uninitialized RNG
CVE-2026-480656.7 MEDIUMpam_usb: Unchecked integer multiplication before xmalloc() in conf.c allows heap-based buf
CVE-2026-472736.5 MEDIUMpam_usb: XPath injection via PAM-supplied identifiers in pam_usb configuration queries
CVE-2026-472746.3 MEDIUMpam_usb: Uncontrolled search path in pam_usb tools allows privilege escalation via PATH ma
CVE-2026-472706.3 MEDIUMpam_usb: strtok() race condition in multi-threaded PAM hosts can corrupt deny_remote resul
CVE-2026-480665.7 MEDIUMpam_usb: Thread-unsafe static pointer in log.c causes data race under concurrent PAM authe
CVE-2026-472715.1 MEDIUMpam_usb: OOM guards removed by -DNDEBUG cause NULL dereference and authentication process
CVE-2026-447104.6 MEDIUMpam_usb: NULL pointer dereference from UDisks device fields causes PAM crash and login den
CVE-2026-487924.4 MEDIUMpam_usb: pusb_has_virtual_input_device() silently discards EACCES, disabling remote deskto

IV. Related Vulnerabilities

Same product: pam_usb
Same vendor: mcdope
Same weakness: CWE-863

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