CVE-2026-15816

ADVISORY - nist

Summary

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

EXPLOITABILITY SCORE

1.6

EXPLOITS FOUND
-
COMMON WEAKNESS ENUMERATION (CWE)

CVSS SCORE

7.5high

Debian

CREATED

UPDATED

EXPLOITABILITY SCORE

-

EXPLOITS FOUND
-
COMMON WEAKNESS ENUMERATION (CWE)-
RATING UNAVAILABLE FROM ADVISORY