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CVE-2026-60122VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Red Hat Security Advisory: gpsd security update

Affects Red Hat gpsdSource GCVE Database

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Not known to be exploited.

Data as of 6 Nov 2026, 01:17 UTC

Severity
High

Rated by Threat Radar · CVSS not yet scored by NVD

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 8 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 5 Nov 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

Red Hat has released updated packages for gpsd that address this vulnerability. Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and its Extended Update Support versions should apply the provided updates as detailed in the Red Hat advisory (RHSA-2026:65162) and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official update.

Description

A security vulnerability (CVE-2026-60122) in the gpsprof utility of the gpsd service daemon allows arbitrary OS command execution via code injection. gpsd mediates access to GPS sensors and provides location data to client applications. This vulnerability affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and related variants. Red Hat has issued a security advisory and provided an update to address this issue.

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