CVE-2026-16742

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

0.05% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 0.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Awaiting Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-23.

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

2026-08-10 13:02Z2 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-08-10 15:49Z2 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-07-23

Assigning CNA

systemd

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 6.7)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-269Improper Privilege ManagementClass
• CWE-347Improper Verification of Cryptographic SignatureBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

2075bfb686e9c2a3b304c3279b82fd5e64fbd52b2a0e4339825d7cfa1c11e46a

• github.comhttps://github.com/systemd/systemd/security/advisories/GHSA-jm29-p7hh-vjhv