# CVE-2026-4948: firewalld: A flaw was found in firewalld CVE-2026-4948 is fixed in 6 products on 1 platform, first by RHSA-2026:67843, released March 27, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine. - Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-4948 - Priority: Routine - CVSS: 5.5 (moderate) - EPSS: 0.0013 - CISA KEV: not listed - Exploited (vendor report): no - Publicly disclosed: no - Published: Mar 27, 2026 ## Description A flaw was found in firewalld. A local unprivileged user can exploit this vulnerability by mis-authorizing two runtime D-Bus (Desktop Bus) setters, setZoneSettings2 and setPolicySettings. This mis-authorization allows the user to modify the runtime firewall state without proper authentication, leading to unauthorized changes in network security configurations. ## Where it's fixed | Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released | |---|---|---|---|---| | Linux | firewall-applet RHEL 9 | 0:1.3.4-20.el9_8 | [RHSA-2026:67585](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2026-67585.md) | Sep 19, 2026 | | Linux | firewall-applet almalinux 9 | 1.3.4-20.el9_8 | [ALSA-2026:67585](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-67585.md) | Sep 15, 2026 | | Linux | firewall-applet ol 9 | 0:1.3.4-20.0.1.el9_8 | [ELSA-2026-67585](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-67585.md) | Sep 16, 2026 | | Linux | firewall-config RHEL 9 | 0:1.3.4-20.el9_8 | [RHSA-2026:67585](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2026-67585.md) | Sep 19, 2026 | | Linux | firewall-config almalinux 9 | 1.3.4-20.el9_8 | [ALSA-2026:67585](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-67585.md) | Sep 15, 2026 | | Linux | firewall-config ol 9 | 0:1.3.4-20.0.1.el9_8 | [ELSA-2026-67585](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-67585.md) | Sep 16, 2026 | | Linux | firewalld Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 1.3.3-1~deb12u2 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2026-4948](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2026-4948.md) | Mar 27, 2026 | | Linux | firewalld Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 2.3.1-1+deb13u1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2026-4948](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2026-4948.md) | Mar 27, 2026 | | Linux | firewalld Debian 14 | 2.4.0-2 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2026-4948](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2026-4948.md) | Mar 27, 2026 | | Linux | firewalld RHEL 10 | 2.3.1-1.el10_0.1 | [RHSA-2026:67843](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2026-67843.md) | Mar 27, 2026 | | Linux | firewalld RHEL 9 | 0:1.3.4-20.el9_8 | [RHSA-2026:67585](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2026-67585.md) | Sep 19, 2026 | | Linux | firewalld almalinux 9 | 1.3.4-20.el9_8 | [ALSA-2026:67585](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-67585.md) | Sep 15, 2026 | | Linux | firewalld amzn 2023 | 1.2.3-1.amzn2023.0.2 | [ALAS2023-2026-1636](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1636.md) | Apr 27, 2026 | | Linux | firewalld ol 9 | 0:1.3.4-20.0.1.el9_8 | [ELSA-2026-67585](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-67585.md) | Sep 16, 2026 | | Linux | firewalld opensuse-leap 16.0 | 2.1.2-160000.3.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21032-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-21032-1.md) | Jun 22, 2026 | | Linux | firewalld rocky 9 | 0:1.3.4-20.el9_8 | [RLSA-2026:67585](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2026-67585.md) | Sep 17, 2026 | | Linux | firewalld sles 15.7 | 1.3.4-150600.13.6.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:2745-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-2745-1.md) | Jul 3, 2026 | | Linux | firewalld sles 16.0 | 2.1.2-160000.3.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:22343-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-22343-1.md) | Jun 22, 2026 | | Linux | firewalld-filesystem RHEL 9 | 0:1.3.4-20.el9_8 | [RHSA-2026:67585](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2026-67585.md) | Sep 19, 2026 | | Linux | firewalld-filesystem almalinux 9 | 1.3.4-20.el9_8 | [ALSA-2026:67585](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-67585.md) | Sep 15, 2026 | | Linux | firewalld-filesystem amzn 2023 | 1.2.3-1.amzn2023.0.2 | [ALAS2023-2026-1636](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1636.md) | Apr 27, 2026 | | Linux | firewalld-filesystem ol 9 | 0:1.3.4-20.0.1.el9_8 | [ELSA-2026-67585](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-67585.md) | Sep 16, 2026 | | Linux | firewalld-test amzn 2023 | 1.2.3-1.amzn2023.0.2 | [ALAS2023-2026-1636](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1636.md) | Apr 27, 2026 | | Linux | python3-firewall RHEL 9 | 0:1.3.4-20.el9_8 | [RHSA-2026:67585](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2026-67585.md) | Sep 19, 2026 | | Linux | python3-firewall almalinux 9 | 1.3.4-20.el9_8 | [ALSA-2026:67585](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-67585.md) | Sep 15, 2026 | | Linux | python3-firewall amzn 2023 | 1.2.3-1.amzn2023.0.2 | [ALAS2023-2026-1636](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1636.md) | Apr 27, 2026 | | Linux | python3-firewall ol 9 | 0:1.3.4-20.0.1.el9_8 | [ELSA-2026-67585](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-67585.md) | Sep 16, 2026 | --- Data as of 2026-11-08T06:59:42Z UTC. Source: Patchblox Patch Radar (https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar). Patchblox finds out-of-date software on Windows, macOS and Linux and updates it through release rings: https://patchblox.com/demo Free to use with attribution: show "Data: Patchblox Patch Radar" with a link to https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar. Terms, including what needs a written agreement: https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar/use-the-data Product names, logos and trademarks shown on Patch Radar belong to their respective owners. They are used only to identify the software each security fix applies to and to help readers find their platform. Their use does not imply any affiliation with, or endorsement by, those owners, and Patchblox is not affiliated with any of them.