Vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

CVE-2026-15779

A flaw was found in samba's pam_winbind. When mkhomedir is enabled, pam_winbind chowns the target account's home directory without validating the path is not a critical system directory such as /. On affected systems, accounts with / as th…

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H.

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Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-15779?
CVE-2026-15779 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2026-07-15.
How severe is CVE-2026-15779?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.