Vulnerability in Systemd Systemd-homed

CVE-2026-16742

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Systemd Systemd-homed — versions 245

References

98a521c5-3a3e-4e2b-bc27-002067e0463c

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-16742?: CVE-2026-16742 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Systemd Systemd-homed. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2026-08-10.
How severe is CVE-2026-16742?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.