Is this vulnerability remotely exploitable?

No, the issue is tied to local inter-process communication. Exploitation requires the attacker to run code or commands as a local user on the system that hosts the vulnerable udisks daemon.

Does exploitation require administrative privileges?

No administrative privileges are required if the vulnerable D-Bus method is callable by unprivileged users. The flaw specifically arises because the root-owned daemon performs a privileged operation on behalf of an untrusted caller without proper authorization.

What is the safest general fix pattern?

The safest fix pattern is to enforce strict authorization on all D-Bus methods that alter disk or encryption metadata, ensuring that only authenticated and authorized administrators can invoke them. This typically involves integrating or correcting policy checks within the daemon before performing any destructive operation.

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(7.1)

Missing Authorization Checks (CWE-862) in udisks LUKS Header Restore D-Bus API

CVE-2026-26103

Published:

Feb 25, 2026

Status:

Modified

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Affected Context

Exploit Preconditions

Why This Happens

Potential Impact

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Source

NDV

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Vulnerability Type

Category:

Authorization Bypass / Missing Authorization

CWE:

CWE-862

Impact:

Local Denial of Service via Irreversible Data Loss

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(7.1)

CVSS Version:

3.1

Vulnerability Type

Category:

Authorization Bypass / Missing Authorization

CWE:

CWE-862

Impact:

Local Denial of Service via Irreversible Data Loss

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(7.1)

CVSS Version:

3.1

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Missing Authorization Checks (CWE-862) in udisks LUKS Header Restore D-Bus API

Summary

Affected Context

Exploit Preconditions

Why This Happens

Potential Impact

General Mitigation Guidance

How Teams Detect Issues Like This

Frequently Asked Questions

Source

Recent Vulnerabilities

HIGH RISK

HIGH

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Server-Side Request Forgery (CWE-918) in OpenClaw Zalo Plugin sendPhoto

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Vulnerability Type

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