systemd-homed contains a local privilege escalation bug via arbitrary system group addition to a local, logged in, homed-managed user

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

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Vendor Product Default status Versions
systemd systemd-homed unaffected
Version Status Constraints
245 affected < 262, 261.2, 260.4, 259.8, 258.10

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https://github.com/systemd/systemd/security/advisories/GHSA-jm29-p7hh-vjhv cve-icon
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Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:45:00 +0000

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Description systemd-homed contains a local privilege escalation bug via arbitrary system group addition to a local, logged in, homed-managed user
Title systemd-homed: local privilege escalation via missing home-record signature verification on the authenticate path
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: systemd

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-10T13:02:52.725Z

Reserved: 2026-07-23T09:28:44.818Z

Link: CVE-2026-16742

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