CVE-2026-16742: Vulnerability in systemd systemd-homed
systemd-homed contains a local privilege escalation bug via arbitrary system group addition to a local, logged in, homed-managed user
CVE-2026-16742: Vulnerability in systemd systemd-homed
Description
systemd-homed contains a local privilege escalation bug via arbitrary system group addition to a local, logged in, homed-managed user
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.7medium
Affected software
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Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- systemd
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-23T09:28:44.818Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a79d51fbf8831d539c5a89d
Added to database: 08/10/2026, 13:41:51 UTC
Last updated: 08/10/2026, 16:19:33 UTC
Views: 7
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