Access Control Bypass Affecting mcdope/pam_usb package, versions [,0.9.0)
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- published28 May 2026
- disclosed27 May 2026
- creditmcdope
Introduced: 27 May 2026
NewCVE-2026-47269 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade mcdope/pam_usb to version 0.9.0 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Access Control Bypass in the deny_remote process. An attacker can gain unauthorized access by authenticating over SSH using a registered USB device, as remote connections using IPv4-mapped IPv6 addresses are incorrectly classified as local sessions.