Red HatCVE-2026-16526
Red Hat: code execution
No fix yet
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.
Affected versions
The source does not list versions here. See the source advisory for affected products and fixes.
Details and references
- CVSS 3.1
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Severity from
- the vendor (its own CVE record or advisory)
- Weakness
- CWE-403
- www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-16526
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16526
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:55560
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:55617
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:55740
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:72272
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:72273
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:72593
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:72594
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:73767
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74612
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74613
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-16526
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2506026