CVE-2026-55567 BleachBit - Broken Access Control

BleachBit < 6.0.1 contains an arbitrary privileged file deletion vulnerability caused by lack of locking and validation of target's parent directory before deletion, letting local unprivileged users delete attacker-selected files, exploit requires local access.

CVSS base score 7.8 /10
High
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
Authentication
Required
EPSS
0.14% chance of exploitation in 30 days
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Details

Type
Broken Access Control
Impact
Privilege Escalation, File System Write
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
21 September 2026
Updated
15 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-367

Vendor fix

Update to version 6.0.1 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

References

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