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CVE-2026-16742

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.7 EPSS 0.06% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS · Published 2026-08-10 · Last synced 2026-08-15

CyberRota Analysis

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A local privilege escalation vulnerability in systemd-homed allows an attacker with local access to add arbitrary system groups to a logged-in, homed-managed user, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive resources. Organizations using systemd-homed should prioritize patching this issue to mitigate the risk of exploitation by malicious insiders or compromised accounts.

Public Exploit Signal

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CVE
CVE-2026-16742
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.7
EPSS
0.06%

Original NVD Description

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