High8.4Red Hat & Ubuntu Linux

Privilege escalation via chained application credential impersonation and trust misuse

CVE-2026-43000 Published May 28, 2026

CVE-2026-43000

Affected products & platforms

Red Hat & Ubuntu LinuxUnclassified

Summary

Privilege escalation via chained application credential impersonation and trust misuse. Red Hat rates this important (CVSS 8.4). Weakness: CWE-266. No fix erratum has been published yet; monitor the Red Hat CVE page and apply the RHSA when released.

Mitigation checklist

Recommended fix / mitigation

Red Hat rates this important; a fix erratum may not be out yet — apply the RHSA as soon as it publishes.

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