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High 8.8Published Jul 30, 2026
CVE-2026-16526A flaw in the PCP linux_sockets module exposes an unsecured internal connection.
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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
- 8.8 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-403
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Awaiting Analysis
- Record last updated
- Oct 2, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
No affected products are listed yet.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:55560
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:55617
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:55740
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:72272
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:72273
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:72593
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:72594
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:73767
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74612
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74613
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-16526
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2506026
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