CVE-2026-120749: Dbus: dbus-daemon: dbus-daemon aborts (reply_serial != 0) when a broadcast from the driver cannot be delivered to a monitored bus
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 24/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.12% (FIRST EPSS).
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: azl3 dbus 1.15.8-3 on Azure Linux 3.0 Release Notes; azl3 rust 1.75.0-31 on Azure Linux 3.0 Release Notes; azl3 rust 1.98.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 Release Notes.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to azl3 dbus 1.15.8-3 on Azure Linux 3.0 Release Notes; azl3 rust 1.75.0-31 on Azure Linux 3.0 Release Notes; azl3 rust 1.98.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 Release Notes or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
A flaw was found in D-Bus. With a privileged Monitoring client attached (for example dbus-monitor or busctl monitor), an unprivileged local user can cause dbus-daemon to abort if a driver-originated broadcast such as NameOwnerChanged or ActivatableServicesChanged cannot be delivered to a recipient (for example due to a deny rule or an exceeded outgoing message queue). Driver broadcasts still use serial 0; when delivery fails, composing the monitor error reply asserts reply_serial != 0 and aborts the daemon.
- Published
- Nov 6, 2026
- Updated
- Nov 10, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.1% · 2th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-617
Report tools
Action score
24
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 24 / 40 · 6.2 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.1%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- —
- CNA · redhat
- 6.2
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Get told when this record changes
- Not in KEV: no record of exploitation in the wild
- No public exploit code on record
- A fix has been released
If any of these changes, we'll tell you in the daily email digest.
Is your version affected? Check itNoroxi analysis
What does it mean in your environment?
The assessment above is generated automatically from the record's data; it doesn't know your environment. Our team verifies on your systems whether this vulnerability is actually exploitable and which mitigation is enough.
We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
Is your version affected?
Pick the product and type the version you run. It's compared with this record's version ranges in your browser; the version isn't sent anywhere.
—
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (redhat). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- all versionsaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- all versionsunknown
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- all versionsunknown
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- all versionsaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- all versionsaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Hardened Images
- all versionsaffected
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | dbus | from 0 | — |
Same product
red hat: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2025-10230Samba: command injection in wins server hook script52Plan
- CVE-2026-4631Cockpit: cockpit: unauthenticated remote code execution due to ssh command-line argument injection44Plan
- CVE-2026-76578Ipa: freeipa: freeipa: unauthenticated ldap client can obtain administrator credentials via the self-managed-token aci39Monitor
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-121997Nov 5, 2026 · Gdb: gdbserver: heap buffer overflow in cmd_qtdpsrc via qtdpsrc declared/actual length mismatch32Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-123151Nov 5, 2026 · Gdb: gdb: stack buffer overflow in parse_tsv_definition via stale rs->buf tail30Monitor
- Later →CVE-2026-123876Nov 6, 2026 · Podman: containers-common: containers-common: default seccomp af_vsock/netlink_audit deny rules bypassable via 32-bit truncation17Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| azl3 dbus 1.15.8-3 on Azure Linux 3.0 | Release Notes | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| azl3 rust 1.75.0-31 on Azure Linux 3.0 | Release Notes | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| azl3 rust 1.98.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 | Release Notes | Microsoft (MSRC) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Published
- Fix recorded+7 d
- TodayNov 13, 2026+7 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2026-1198433 days apartGst-plugins-good: assertion failures in FLV demuxer when parsing malformed enhanced audio/video tags26Monitor
- CVE-2026-52718144 days apartGstreamer1-plugins-bad-free: gstreamer: denial of service via av1 tile_list_obu parser byte/bit confusion26Monitor
- CVE-2026-9114749 days apartCockpit: cockpit: denial of service in `cockpit-ws` due to url-root handling without a trailing slash23Monitor
- CVE-2026-8553463 days apartLibsoup: libsoup: http/2 client crash in on_data_source_read_callback when settings initial_window_size shrinks during deferred body read23Monitor
- CVE-2026-8909821 days apartNfs-utils: nfs-utils: denial of service via assertion failure in fsidd22Monitor
Not on record for this CVE: public bounty program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-617 · Reachable AssertionCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvd-secondary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
- SSVC exploitation— → none
- Exploit maturity— → none
For records you follow, these changes also arrive as notifications. →
References
Show all references (4 more)Show less
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.