CVE-2026-15816

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Oct 8, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in dracut. The die() error-handling function writes its message into a shell script under the initramfs emergency-hook directory without properly shell-quoting it. When the message contains data derived from the DHCP ROOT_PATH option, an attacker on the adjacent network who controls a rogue DHCP server can inject a command-substitution sequence that executes as root the next time dracut sources its emergency hook scripts during standard boot-failure handling.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

Source: the vendor's advisory (CNA). NVD analysis pending.

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Aug 7, 2026
Last modified
Oct 8, 2026
NVD status
Awaiting Analysis

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CVE-2026-15816: High severity, CVSS 7.5 | Vulnix