CVE-2026-95652: TÜBİTAK BİLGEM pardus-usb-formatter privilege abuse in execution

CVE-2026-95652 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.6 · Published 2026-11-05

pardus-usb-formatter is a USB formatting utility that runs with elevated system privileges. A vulnerability allows an attacker to abuse these unnecessary privileges to gain unauthorized access or perform unauthorized actions on a system. An exploit could lead to privilege escalation or system compromise without requiring special user interaction.

Vendors: TÜBİTAK BİLGEM.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-95652 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-95652 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-95652?
Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.6, published 5 November 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
TÜBİTAK BİLGEM Pardus-Usb-Formatter 0.7.0 to 0.7.1.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-95652?
Yes: fixed in 0.7.2. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2026-95652 attacked?
It is attacked with local access.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-95652?
Check whether you run TÜBİTAK BİLGEM Pardus-Usb-Formatter at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • Fixed in: 0.7.2

Technical details

The vulnerability involves execution with unnecessary privileges in the pardus-usb-formatter component. The application runs with elevated privileges but does not properly restrict what unprivileged users can request it to do, allowing privilege abuse attacks. This affects versions 0.7.0 through 0.7.1, with a fix available in version 0.7.2.

Affected products

  • TÜBİTAK BİLGEM pardus-usb-formatter 0.7.0 to 0.7.1

Timeline

  • 2026-11-05: disclosed

References

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