CVE-2026-15816
HIGHDracut: dracut: root code execution via unescaped error message written to sourced emergency hook script in die()
Title source: cnaDescription
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.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Vdb Entry, X_Refsource_Redhat vdb-entry
x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-15816
Issue Tracking, X_Refsource_Redhat issue-tracking
x_refsource_redhat
RHBZ#2500889
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2500889
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0025
EPSS Percentile
16.4%
Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-78
Status
published
Products (7)
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Red Hat/Red Hat Hardened Images
Red Hat/Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Published
Aug 07, 2026
Tracked Since
Aug 07, 2026