Answer in brief
CVE-2026-46388 records a Medium severity (CVSS 4.4) vulnerability in osquery: Unprivileged users can temporarily read file carve contents. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps osquery/osquery (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
CVSS is 4.4. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps osquery/osquery (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| osquery/osquerygeneric | < 5.23.1 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Jul 10, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Jul 10, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Jul 10, 2026
osquery is a SQL powered operating system instrumentation, monitoring, and analytics framework. Prior to 5.23.1, an unprivileged attacker can read the contents of an osquery file carve until the carve completes and the temporary files are deleted because in-progress carve directories are not created with private permissions. If the carve targets a directory that the attacker controls, arbitrary file reads are possible, such as sensitive local files. This issue is fixed in version 5.23.1.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.
Answer in brief
CVE-2026-46388 records a Medium severity (CVSS 4.4) vulnerability in osquery: Unprivileged users can temporarily read file carve contents. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps osquery/osquery (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
CVSS is 4.4. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps osquery/osquery (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| osquery/osquerygeneric | < 5.23.1 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Jul 10, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Jul 10, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Jul 10, 2026
osquery is a SQL powered operating system instrumentation, monitoring, and analytics framework. Prior to 5.23.1, an unprivileged attacker can read the contents of an osquery file carve until the carve completes and the temporary files are deleted because in-progress carve directories are not created with private permissions. If the carve targets a directory that the attacker controls, arbitrary file reads are possible, such as sensitive local files. This issue is fixed in version 5.23.1.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.