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CVE-2026-16742

systemd-homed contains a local privilege escalation bug via arbitrary system group addition to a local, logged in, homed-managed user

MEDIUM 6.7EPSS 0.06%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.06%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

systemd-homed contains a local privilege escalation bug via arbitrary system group addition to a local, logged in, homed-managed user

CVSS 3.1
6.7 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.06% probability · 0th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-269, CWE-347
Source
98a521c5-3a3e-4e2b-bc27-002067e0463c

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.