CVE-2026-72693
An attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat Enterprise Linux to elevate privileges, execute arbitrary code, manipulate or disclose data, and trigger a denial-of-service condition.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Multiple vulnerabilities in RHEL components (mrtg, kbd, urwid) enable privilege escalation, arbitrary code execution, data manipulation or disclosure, and denial of service.
- Who is affected
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems with affected mrtg, kbd, or urwid packages.
- Urgency
- High: severity rated high; privilege escalation capabilities require urgent patching.
- Action
- Apply Red Hat security updates for affected packages via yum or package manager.
AI-assisted analysis generated from the source advisory — verify against the original.
⚡ Watch CVE-2026-72693
Get an email if CVE-2026-72693 is added to CISA KEV, gains public exploit code, or a new advisory cites it — max one per day, one-click unsubscribe.
Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.11% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 1% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (3)
- high[NEW] [high] Red Hat Enterprise Linux (mrtg, kbd, urwid): Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-08-25
- highCVE-2026-72693: `openvt -u` is intended to identify the owner of the current VT and then execute `login` as th…nvd · 2026-08-11
- highCVE-2026-72693: Kbd: local privilege escalation in openvt via incorrect process owner verification allowing pa…msrc · 2026-08-11
External references
Embed the live status
— this badge updates automatically when the KEV or exploit status changes. How to embed it →
[](https://www.csirts.com/cve/CVE-2026-72693)