CVE-2026-16742 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

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References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/systemd/systemd/security/advisories/GHSA-jm29-p7hh-vjhv

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		https://github.com/systemd/systemd/security/advisories/GHSA-jm29-p7hh-vjhv
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'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: systemd

Published: 2026-08-10T13:02:52.725Z

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

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

Link: CVE-2026-16742

Vulnrichment

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

NVD

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Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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

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