VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2026-50292
In libinput before 1.30.4 and 1.31.x before 1.31.3, libinput-device-group unescaped phys output can inject udev properties leading to arbitrary root code execution
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 0.31%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.31%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In libinput before 1.30.4 and 1.31.x before 1.31.3, libinput-device-group unescaped phys output can inject udev properties leading to arbitrary root code execution
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.31% probability · 24th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-93
- Affected
- freedesktop/libinput
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/libinput/libinput/-/commit/76f0d8a7f57e2868882864b4611281f12f704b55Patch
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/libinput/libinput/-/work_items/1296Vendor Advisory
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/04/5Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/libinput/libinput/-/work_items/1296Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.