Red Hat Enterprise Linux (ncurses): Schwachstelle ermöglicht Codeausführung
WID-SEC-2026-0875 · first 26.03.2026 · updated 01.09.2026 · CVSS 7,3
What it is about
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) ist eine populäre Linux-Distribution. Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (ncurses) ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen.
Under what conditions?
Only with access to the device or an account on it. Often the second step after a phishing email.
What can happen in the worst case
An attacker could use the vulnerability to
- beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen
Am I affected?
Affected according to the BSI:
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- Ubuntu Linux
- SUSE Linux
- Oracle Linux
- RESF Rocky Linux
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- IBM MQ Agent
- Dell Secure Connect Gateway <5.36.00.16
The installed version is usually shown under “Help → About” or in the device’s admin interface.
What helps?
Update to at least:
- Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.36.00.16
Is the vulnerability already being exploited?
None of the CVEs is in the CISA catalogue of exploited vulnerabilities. That does not mean there are no attacks, only that none are documented.
Information and sources
- Original BSI advisory (WID)
- Red Hat Security Advisory vom 2026-03-25 access.redhat.com
- RedHat Customer Portal vom 2026-03-25 access.redhat.com
- CVE Record vom 2026-03-25 www.cve.org
- Red Hat Bugzilla bugzilla.redhat.com
- Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2026-5913 vom 2026-03-26 linux.oracle.com
- Rocky Linux Security Advisory RLSA-2026:5913 vom 2026-04-09 errata.build.resf.org
- SUSE Security Update SUSE-SU-2026:1499-1 vom 2026-04-21 lists.suse.com
- SUSE Security Update SUSE-SU-2026:1510-1 vom 2026-04-21 lists.suse.com
- SUSE Security Update SUSE-SU-2026:21247-1 vom 2026-04-23 lists.suse.com
- SUSE Security Update SUSE-SU-2026:21261-1 vom 2026-04-23 lists.suse.com
- IBM Security Bulletin 7273338 vom 2026-05-18 www.ibm.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:26357 vom 2026-06-16 access.redhat.com
- SUSE Security Update SUSE-SU-2026:22228-1 vom 2026-06-23 lists.suse.com
- SUSE Security Update SUSE-SU-2026:22294-1 vom 2026-07-01 lists.suse.com
- Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8503-1 vom 2026-07-03 ubuntu.com
- Dell Security Advisory DSA-2026-385 vom 2026-08-31 www.dell.com
CVE: CVE-2025-69720
Source: BSI warning and information service (CERT-Bund); CISA. The assessment of the conditions is my reading of the BSI text; the external pages are in their original language.