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)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vdb-entry)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, issue-tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com
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.