CVE-2026-16743CWE-269
Accountsservice: accountsservice: arbitrary file read via seticonfile for systemd-homed users
Medium · published July 24, 2026
What it is
A flaw was found in accountsservice. The systemd-homed code path for SetIconFile opens a user-supplied filename as root without the validation and privilege drop performed by the classic handler. A local attacker with a systemd-homed-managed account can read arbitrary files accessible to the accounts-daemon process.
The record
Technical detail
- CVSS v3.1
- 5.5 · MEDIUM
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CVSS v4.0
- Not supplied
- EPSS
- 0.00140 · 3.1th percentile
- Weakness
- CWE-269 · Improper Privilege Management
- Published
- 2026-07-24T12:56Z
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