CVE-2026-15059

MEDIUMPre-NVD 5.55.5
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This medium-severity CVE scores 5.5 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.1%, top 98% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this weekElevated
5.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.5Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

Local unprivileged users can terminate arbitrary local processes via a systemd-oomd IPC API due to a missing path traversal validation.

CVSS v3
5.5
EG Score
5.5(medium)
EG Risk
41(Track)
EG Risk 41/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity55% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
2%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 10, 2026

Last Modified

September 1, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 10, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github.
github Patch Available

systemd-oomd: unprivileged users can terminate arbitrary processes · Advisory · systemd/systemd · GitHub

https://github.com/systemd/systemd/security/advisories/GHSA-652q-wxr6-h5j6

Patch Availability(2)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntuudev (259.5-0ubuntu3.4) @ resolute2026-09-19ubuntu
redhatsystemd-main-261.2-1.hum12026-07-26redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(3 across 3 ecosystems)
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
systemd252.11-1 ... 262~rc1-2 (185 versions)
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
systemd257.13-1~deb13u1 ... 262~rc1-2 (37 versions)
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
systemd257.13-1~deb13u1 ... 261~rc2-1 (27 versions)261~rc3-1

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

(3)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 16× in last 7d / 72× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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  1. 2026-09-19 23:23 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-19 23:23 UTCVendor advisory
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-15059?
CVE-2026-15059 is a medium vulnerability published on August 10, 2026. Local unprivileged users can terminate arbitrary local processes via a systemd-oomd IPC API due to a missing path traversal validation.
When was CVE-2026-15059 disclosed?
CVE-2026-15059 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 10, 2026, with the most recent update on September 1, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-15059 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-15059 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 98.0% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-15059?
CVE-2026-15059 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-15059?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-15059, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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