CVE-2026-44106: A privilege escalation vulnerability in the init-script for user-applications allows a low-privileged local user to execute arbitrary commands as root, resulting in full system com
A privilege escalation vulnerability in the init-script for user-applications allows a low-privileged local user to execute arbitrary commands as root, resulting in full system compromise.
Details
Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44106
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-441060.23% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 14% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-44106 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Recent advisories for A privilege escalation
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- highCVE-2026-16635: The Pronamic Pay plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up…nvd · 2026-08-01
- highCVE-2026-15414: The Subscriptions for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation i…nvd · 2026-08-01
- unknownCVE-2026-51953: An issue in FeehiCMS v.2.1.1 allows an attacker to escalate privileges via the Session managem…nvd · 2026-07-31
- mediumGHSA-jr6p-8pjj-mfx6: Capsule has an incomplete fix of CVE-2026-22872: TenantResource RawItems and Generators s…ghsa · 2026-07-31
- high[UPDATE] [high] PackageKit: Vulnerability allows privilege escalationcert-bund · 2026-07-31
- high[UPDATE] [high] Linux Kernel: Multiple vulnerabilities allow denial of service and privilege escalationcert-bund · 2026-07-31
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