Medium severity · published Aug 10, 2026
CVE-2026-16742
systemd-homed: local privilege escalation via missing home-record signature verification on the authenticate path
6.7
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
systemd-homed contains a local privilege escalation bug via arbitrary system group addition to a local, logged in, homed-managed user
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 0% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SY
systemd-homed · systemd
245 before 262, 261.2, 260.4, 259.8, 258.10 · source: vendor