CVE-2026-16526

HIGH CVSS 8.8 View on NVD ↗

Description

A flaw in the PCP linux_sockets module exposes an unsecured internal connection. An attacker with initial code execution can exploit this to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary commands as root.

CVSS Vector

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

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-16526
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2506026

Published: Jul 30, 2026 06:25 UTC Modified: Jul 30, 2026 14:16 UTC