CVE-2026-44713

High

Description

pam_usb provides hardware authentication for Linux using ordinary removable media. Prior to 0.8.7, src/tmux.c reads the user's $TMUX environment variable, splits it on commas, and interpolates the socket-path component directly into a shell command passed to popen(). Because the value is placed inside double-quotes without sanitisation, any value containing " terminates the quoted string and injects arbitrary shell syntax. popen() runs as root inside the PAM stack. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.8.7.

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.8
Exploit probability—
ProductMcdope Pam Usb
PublishedMay 27, 2026
First seenMay 27, 2026

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
mcdope pam_usb< 0.8.7—

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CVE-2026-44713 · Mcdope Pam Usb · Dark Radar