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CVE-2026-50265 (GCVE-0-2026-50265)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-05 09:49 – Updated: 2026-06-05 11:11

Title

Libinput: local privilege escalation via crafted uinput devices

Summary

A flaw was found in libinput. A local attacker with access to /dev/uinput can inject arbitrary udev properties through the libinput-device-group helper. This injection can lead to root code execution, for example, by exploiting REMOVE_CMD properties that are executed when a device is removed. This vulnerability allows an attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system.

Severity

7 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)

CWE

CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Assigner

redhat

References

4 references

URL	Tags
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-50265	vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2485390	issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/libinput/libinput/…
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/0…

Impacted products

4 products

Vendor	Product	Version
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10	cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7	cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8	cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9	cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9

Date Public

2026-06-05 00:00

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FKIE_CVE-2026-50265

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-06-05 11:16 - Updated: 2026-06-05 14:56

Severity

7.0 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Summary

References

	URL	Tags
	secalert@redhat.com	https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-50265
	secalert@redhat.com	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2485390
	secalert@redhat.com	https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/libinput/libinput/-/work_items/1296
	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/04/16

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version

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GHSA-H66J-7RGR-PMGX

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-05 12:31 – Updated: 2026-06-05 12:31

Details

Severity

7.0 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.

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CVE-2026-50265 (GCVE-0-2026-50265)

FKIE_CVE-2026-50265

GHSA-H66J-7RGR-PMGX

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