CVE-2026-16445

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

3.22% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 88.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Awaiting Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-27.

Red Hat severity

Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-07-21 12:51Z3 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-10-27 21:55Z1 DAY AGO

Reserved

2026-07-21

Assigning CNA

redhat

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.5)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

62bba8957b1df2a5955a1f39c024df763672aff421c7a26b49db40c98a988ffe

• access.redhat.comRHSA-2026:26534https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26534vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• access.redhat.comRHSA-2026:40700https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40700vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• access.redhat.comRHSA-2026:61252https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:61252vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• access.redhat.comRHSA-2026:69118https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:69118vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• access.redhat.comRHSA-2026:69119https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:69119vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• access.redhat.comRHSA-2026:90272https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:90272vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-16445vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
• bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2459963
• bugzilla.redhat.comRHBZ#2503147https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2503147issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT
• github.comhttps://github.com/dracutdevs/dracut/commit/e509c638e6