CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2026-16742

Improper Privilege Management

Published: Aug 10, 2026 | Modified: Aug 10, 2026
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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systemd-homed contains a local privilege escalation bug via arbitrary system group addition to a local, logged in, homed-managed user

Weakness

The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
SystemdUbuntujammy*
SystemdUbuntunoble*
SystemdUbunturesolute*

Potential Mitigations

References