[UPDATE] [medium] Red Hat Enterprise Linux (sg3_utils): Vulnerability enables execution of arbitrary program code with administrator rights

mediumCVE-2026-16313

An attacker with physical access can exploit a vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux to execute arbitrary program code with administrator rights.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Red Hat product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux (sg3_utils)Privilege escalation

What: A vulnerability in sg3_utils allows attackers with physical access to execute arbitrary code with administrator privileges.
Who is affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems with physical access exposure are affected.
Urgency: Medium severity because exploitation requires physical access; local privilege escalation risk after system compromise.
Action: Update sg3_utils package to the patched version via Red Hat package management.

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Details

Source: CERT-Bund (BSI) Security Advisories (DE · national-cert · site)
Severity: medium
Published: 2026-08-19
Exploitation: Not in CISA KEV at last sync
Language: Machine-translated to English — verify against the original

Original advisory: https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2026-2645

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-2026-163130.24% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 15% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

Referenced CVEs

CVE	CSIRTS overview	External
CVE-2026-16313	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org

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