CVE-2026-46836

CVE Details

Release Date:	2026-05-19
Impact:	Important	What is this?

Description

Local privilege escalation via world-writable systemd/init file generation race in oracle/oci-utils and a race condition that could allow overwrite of systemd unit contents before privileged service start.

See more information about CVE-2026-46836 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v3 metrics

Base Score:	8.2
Vector String:	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Version:	3.1
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	Low
User Interaction:	Required
Scope:	Changed
Confidentiality Impact:	High
Integrity Impact:	High
Availability Impact:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 8 (oci-utils)	ELSA-2026-65763	2026-05-20