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CVE-2026-16742: systemd-homed: local privilege escalation via missing home-record signature verification on the authenticate path
- Severity: medium (CVSS 6.7 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2026-08-10 · updated 2026-10-23
- Weakness: CWE-269
Description
systemd-homed contains a local privilege escalation bug via arbitrary system group addition to a local, logged in, homed-managed user
Affected products
- systemd-homed: from 245 before 262, 261.2, 260.4, 259.8, 258.10 — fixed in 258.10, 259.8, 260.4, 261.2, 262
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: systemd-homed 258.10, 259.8, 260.4, 261.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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