CVE-2026-46388 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-46388: osquery: Unprivileged users can temporarily read file carve contents

Vendor Osquery
Product osquery
Weakness CWE-279
Published July 10, 2026
Last update July 10, 2026

CVSS base score

4.4/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

osquery is a SQL powered operating system instrumentation, monitoring, and analytics framework. Prior to 5.23.1, an unprivileged attacker can read the contents of an osquery file carve until the carve completes and the temporary files are deleted because in-progress carve directories are not created with private permissions. If the carve targets a directory that the attacker controls, arbitrary file reads are possible, such as sensitive local files. This issue is fixed in version 5.23.1.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

July 10, 2026 CVE published