EIP-2026-114759

PRE-CVE

Cobalt Linux 6.0 - RaQ (Authenticated) Privilege Escalation

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-114759. PoCs published by Charles Stevenson.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a symlink attack on the setuid binary `/usr/lib/authenticate` in Cobalt Linux 6.0 to escalate privileges to root. It creates a malicious cron job to deploy a setuid root shell.

Description

Cobalt Linux 6.0 - RaQ (Authenticated) Privilege Escalation

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Charles Stevenson · bashlocalunix
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21790

This exploit leverages a symlink attack on the setuid binary `/usr/lib/authenticate` in Cobalt Linux 6.0 to escalate privileges to root. It creates a malicious cron job to deploy a setuid root shell.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Cobalt Linux 6.0 (Apache <= 1.3.20-RaQ4_1C3)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Local access to the system · Presence of vulnerable `/usr/lib/authenticate` binary
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026