Description
systemd-homed contains a local privilege escalation bug via arbitrary system group addition to a local, logged in, homed-managed user
Published: 2026-08-10
Score: 6.7 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8626-1 systemd vulnerabilities
History

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-269
CWE-347
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description systemd-homed contains a local privilege escalation bug via arbitrary system group addition to a local, logged in, homed-managed user
Title systemd-homed: local privilege escalation via missing home-record signature verification on the authenticate path
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: systemd

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-10T15:49:58.525Z

Reserved: 2026-07-23T09:28:44.818Z

Link: CVE-2026-16742

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-10T15:48:55.571Z

cve-icon NVD

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-10T18:00:03Z

Weaknesses