CVE-2026-16742: systemd-homed contains a local privilege escalation bug via arbitrary system group addition to a local, logged

Routine

MEDIUM 6.7

CVE-2026-16742 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.7) affecting affected software. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

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

Why this priority

No elevated risk signals yet

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	6.7 (Medium)
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	High
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	Required
EPSS exploit chance	0.1% (top 100%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-269, CWE-347
Published	2026-08-10
Last modified	2026-10-23

Publisher (CNA): systemd

Timeline

2026-08-10 14:17 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-10-23 20:10 UTCUpdated Record last modified

Advisories and coverage

Official advisories

Amazon Linux 2023 ALAS: ALAS2023-2026-3117 (important): systemd 2026-09-29

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References

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