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Medium 5.5Published Aug 10, 2026
CVE-2026-15059systemd-oomd: unprivileged users can terminate arbitrary processes
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Local unprivileged users can terminate arbitrary local processes via a systemd-oomd IPC API due to a missing path traversal validation.
- CVSS
- 5.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-22, CWE-59
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- systemd
- NVD analysis
- Awaiting Analysis
- Record last updated
- Aug 10, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
systemd systemd-oomd systemd:oomd (from the name) | from 250 before 261, 260.3, 259.7, 258.9 | CNA record |
References
- https://github.com/systemd/systemd/security/advisories/GHSA-652q-wxr6-h5j6
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