CVE-2026-16742 (GCVE-0-2026-16742)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-10 13:02 – Updated: 2026-08-10 15:49
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
systemd-homed: local privilege escalation via missing home-record signature verification on the authenticate path
Summary
systemd-homed contains a local privilege escalation bug via arbitrary system group addition to a local, logged in, homed-managed user
Severity
6.7 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-10 15:48 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| systemd | systemd-homed |
Affected:
245 , < 262, 261.2, 260.4, 259.8, 258.10
(custom)
|
guessed |
Date Public
2026-08-10 13:00
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