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CVE-20XX-?

CVE-2026-68488

9.9 CRITICAL 0.4% exploit odds No fix listed Auth & access

What it is

A Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition leading to insecure symlink following in Plesk causes local privilege escalation to root via arbitrary file/directory ownership takeover.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
Exploit odds: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

2026-07-30 15:00 UTC ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
2026-09-10 17:17 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-09-10 19:54 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Details

Published: 2026-09-10 17:17 UTC
Last modified: 2026-09-10 19:54 UTC
Exploit probability: 0.4% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-367
Record status: Awaiting Analysis

Attack profile CVSS 3.0 · 9.9

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None
Scope: Changed
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Raw vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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References

https://support.plesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/43248932867351-Vulnerability-in-Plesk-s-Backup-Manager-symlink-race-during-restore-allows-root-privilege-escalation

NVD record · CVE.org record