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Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-68488 · published 10 September 2026

CVE-2026-68488: TOCTOU race condition vulnerability

A Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition leading to insecure symlink following in Plesk causes local privilege escalation to root via arbitrary file/directory ownership takeover.

9.9 CVSS 3.0 Critical EPSS 0.40% · top 68.7% CWE-367 · TOCTOU race condition Awaiting Analysis
9.9CVSS 3.0 base score
0.40%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
0Affected product versions listed by NVD
1References
10 Sep 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

A Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition leading to insecure symlink following in Plesk causes local privilege escalation to root via arbitrary file/directory ownership takeover.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

LinkTags
https://support.plesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/43248932867351-Vulnerability-in-Plesk-s-Backup-Manager-symlink-race-during-r

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-68488), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.