Canonical AccountsService up to 23.13.9-8ubuntu6 Language Helper Scripts privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Canonical AccountsService up to 23.13.9-8ubuntu6. It has been rated as very critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Language Helper Scripts. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-61897. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Canonical AccountsService up to 23.13.9-8ubuntu6. It has been declared as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Language Helper Scripts. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An Ubuntu-specific patch to AccountsService before 23.13.9-8ubuntu7 only partially drops privileges before launching language helper scripts. It changes the effective UID/GID to the target user but leaves the real UID as 0 (root). A shell spawned by a helper script inherits ruid=0 and may reset its effective UID to root, enabling local privilege escalation.

The advisory is shared at bugs.launchpad.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-61897 since 07/11/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/20/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 22.07.5-2ubuntu1.6, 23.13.9-2ubuntu6.1 or 23.13.9-8ubuntu5.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.1

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: AccountsService 22.07.5-2ubuntu1.6/23.13.9-2ubuntu6.1/23.13.9-8ubuntu5.2

Timelineinfo

07/11/2026 CVE reserved
08/20/2026 +40 days Advisory disclosed
08/20/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/20/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: bugs.launchpad.net
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-61897 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-61897
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-393757

Entryinfo

Created: 08/20/2026 16:49
Changes: 08/20/2026 16:49 (63)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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