A flaw was found in libinput. A local attacker with access to /dev/uinput can inject arbitrary udev properties through the libinput-device-group helper. This injection can lead to root code execution, for example, by exploiting REMOVE_CMD properties that are executed when a device is removed. This vulnerability allows an attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system.
History

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description A flaw was found in libinput. A local attacker with access to /dev/uinput can inject arbitrary udev properties through the libinput-device-group helper. This injection can lead to root code execution, for example, by exploiting REMOVE_CMD properties that are executed when a device is removed. This vulnerability allows an attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system.
Title Libinput: local privilege escalation via crafted uinput devices
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Weaknesses CWE-78
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-05T11:11:13.444Z

Reserved: 2026-06-04T14:55:24.012Z

Link: CVE-2026-50265

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-05T10:48:06.182Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-06-05T11:16:36.853

Modified: 2026-06-05T11:16:36.853

Link: CVE-2026-50265

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-06-05T11:30:39Z