CVE-2026-44099CWE-78
Local Privilege Escalation via pppd password injection
High · published July 30, 2026
What it is
A privilege escalation vulnerability in the system configuration allows a low-privileged local user to execute arbitrary commands as root, resulting in full system compromise.
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Technical detail
- CVSS v4.0
- 8.5 · HIGH
- Vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- EPSS
- 0.00193 · 8.5th percentile
- Weakness
- CWE-78 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
- Published
- 2026-07-30T06:50Z
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