CVE-2026-15816
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.
Published:Aug 5, 2026
Last Modified:Sep 2, 2026
EPS:Aug 7, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00304
CVSS Score:7.5
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Enterprise Linux
Redhat
Enterprise Linux
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Enterprise Linux Eus
Redhat
Enterprise Linux Eus
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Hardened Images
Redhat
Hardened Images
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Hummingbird
Redhat
Hummingbird
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Openshift
Redhat
Openshift
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Openshift Container Platform
Redhat
Openshift Container Platform
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Rhel E4s
Redhat
Rhel E4s
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Rhel Els
Redhat
Rhel Els
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Rhel Eus
Redhat
Rhel Eus
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Rhel Tus
Redhat
Rhel Tus
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
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User Interaction
None
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Scope
Unchanged
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Confidentiality
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Integrity
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Availability
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