Privilege escalation in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

CVE-2026-16743

A flaw was found in accountsservice. The systemd-homed code path for SetIconFile opens a user-supplied filename as root without the validation and privilege drop performed by the classic handler. A local attacker with a systemd-homed-manag…

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-16743?
CVE-2026-16743 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-07-24.
How severe is CVE-2026-16743?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.