Vulnerability in Freedesktop Libinput
CVE-2026-50292
In libinput before 1.30.4 and 1.31.x before 1.31.3, libinput-device-group unescaped phys output can inject udev properties leading to arbitrary root code execution
Vulnerability class: CRLF Injection
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (42.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 43rd percentile — 42.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.002
Affected products
- Freedesktop Libinput — versions 0, 1.31.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- gitlab.freedesktop.org/libinput/libinput/-/work_items/1296 (Vendor Advisory)
- gitlab.freedesktop.org/libinput/libinput/-/commit/76f0d8a7f57e2868882864b461128… (Patch)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/04/5 (Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-50292?
- CVE-2026-50292 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freedesktop Libinput, classified under CRLF Injection. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2026-06-04.
- How severe is CVE-2026-50292?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.