CVE-2026-16742
systemd-homed: local privilege escalation via missing home-record signature verification on the authenticate path
CVSS Score
6.7
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
systemd-homed contains a local privilege escalation bug via arbitrary system group addition to a local, logged in, homed-managed user
| Vendor | systemd |
| Product | systemd-homed |
| Published | Aug 10, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Affected Versions
systemd / systemd-homed
245 < 262, 261.2, 260.4, 259.8, 258.10