CVE-2026-15816
ADVISORY - nistSummary
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.
EPSS Score: 0.0025 (0.164)
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
ADVISORY - nist
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
NIST
CREATED
UPDATED
ADVISORY IDCVE-2026-15816
EXPLOITABILITY SCORE
1.6
EXPLOITS FOUND
-
COMMON WEAKNESS ENUMERATION (CWE)
CVSS SCORE
7.5highDebian
CREATED
UPDATED
ADVISORY IDCVE-2026-15816
EXPLOITABILITY SCORE
-
EXPLOITS FOUND
-
COMMON WEAKNESS ENUMERATION (CWE)-