Authentication bypass via unvalidated timestamp argument
Published Apr 29, 2026 · Updated Apr 29, 2026
CRLF injection in TÜBİTAK BİLGEM Pardus Update 0.6.3 allows context-dependent attackers to bypass authentication via a crafted timestamp. SystemSettingsWrite.py passed its timestamp argument directly to ConfigParser, so embedded carriage returns created additional entries in the privileged Pardus Update configuration. Reachability requires the affected helper path; the CNA rates exploitation as network-based with user interaction, while public repository history exposes no remote request path.
Summary
What happened
CRLF injection in TÜBİTAK BİLGEM Pardus Update 0.6.3 allows context-dependent attackers to bypass authentication via a crafted timestamp. SystemSettingsWrite.py passed its timestamp argument directly to ConfigParser, so embedded carriage returns created additional entries in the privileged Pardus Update configuration. Reachability requires the affected helper path; the CNA rates exploitation as network-based with user interaction, while public repository history exposes no remote request path.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-5140
- Published
- Apr 29, 2026
- Updated
- Apr 29, 2026
- Vendor
- TÜBİTAK BİLGEM Software Technologies Research Institute
- Product
- Pardus Update
- Classifications
- CWE-93, CAPEC-115, T1548
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Apr 29, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 29, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=<=0.6.4 <0.8.0
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Attacks
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Public exploit references
- NullSecurityX Pardus Update privilege-escalation proof of conceptfunctional · demonstrated
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