In systemd 259 before 260, there is local privilege escalation in systemd-machined because varlink can be used to reach the root namespace.
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Score 6.7 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-04-10. NVD baseline CVSS 6.7; sources differ by 0.0.
In systemd 259 before 260, there is local privilege escalation in systemd-machined because varlink can be used to reach the root namespace.
April 10, 2026
April 27, 2026
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | systemd-main-260.1-2.1.hum1 | 2026-04-09 | redhat |
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