CVE-2026-59678
portprotonqt allows any users to mount and unmount arbitrary file systems and modify the network configuration via NetworkManager
An Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in Linux-Gaming PortProtonQt allows any users to mount and unmount arbitrary file systems and modify the network configuration via NetworkManager.
This issue affects PortProtonQt before 0d0f0950ebd948cdf82e8c3e1ebd2bcb9b8bafbe.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
7.1
portprotonqt allows any users to mount and unmount arbitrary file systems and modify the network configuration via NetworkManager
An Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in Linux-Gaming PortProtonQt allows any users to mount and unmount arbitrary file systems and modify the network configuration via NetworkManager.
This issue affects PortProtonQt before 0d0f0950ebd948cdf82e8c3e1ebd2bcb9b8bafbe.
- Record
CVE-2026-59678- CVSS 4.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-47938
7.1
An Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in Linux-Gaming PortProtonQt allows any users to mount and unmount arbitrary file systems and modify the network configuration via NetworkManager.
This issue affects PortProtonQt before 0d0f0950ebd948cdf82e8c3e1ebd2bcb9b8bafbe.
- Record
EUVD-2026-47938- CVSS 4.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7h94-344f-429f
7.1
An Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in Linux-Gaming PortProtonQt allows any users to mount...
An Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in Linux-Gaming PortProtonQt allows any users to mount and unmount arbitrary file systems and modify the network configuration via NetworkManager.
This issue affects PortProtonQt before 0d0f0950ebd948cdf82e8c3e1ebd2bcb9b8bafbe.
- Record
GHSA-7h94-344f-429f- CVSS 4.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
7.1
An Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in Linux-Gaming PortProtonQt allows any users to mount and unmount arbitrary file systems and modify the network configuration via NetworkManager.
This issue affects PortProtonQt before 0d0f0950ebd948cdf82e8c3e1ebd2bcb9b8bafbe.
- Record
CVE-2026-59678- CVSS 4.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2026:11969-1 No score
portprotonqt-1.4.1-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the portprotonqt-1.4.1-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2026:11969-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
portprotonqtopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 1.4.1-1.1 | 1.4.1-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-59678 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Linux-gaming Portprotonqt, published July 23, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.16%, the 5th percentile. Fixed in portprotonqt 1.4.1-1.1.