Vulnerabilities CVE-2026-16743

CVE-2026-16743

Medium

Open

TLP:CLEAR

Accountsservice: accountsservice: arbitrary file read via seticonfile for systemd-homed users

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Description

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.

Details

CVSS Score: 5.5
EPSS Score ⓘ: 0.10%

0.9th percentile
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Confidence: 90%
Published: Jul 24, 2026
Last Modified: Aug 3, 2026

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