CVE-2026-16743

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited 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

0.10% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 0.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Awaiting Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-07-24.

Red Hat severity

Moderate. 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

2026-07-24 12:56Z1 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-08-27 07:31Z8 DAYS AGO

Reserved

2026-07-23

Assigning CNA

redhat

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5.5)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-269Improper Privilege ManagementClass

Data version

5.2

Document digest

3a7ea0ad5e18e79786980b496fdff6e21db60104f447676d7934c7215058b8dd

• access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-16743vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
• bugzilla.redhat.comRHBZ#2506381https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2506381issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT
• gitlab.freedesktop.orghttps://gitlab.freedesktop.org/accountsservice/accountsservice/-/work_items/138