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[UPDATE] [medium] Red Hat Enterprise Linux (dracut): Vulnerability allows executing arbitrary code with administrator rights

mediumCVE-2026-6893
An attacker from an adjacent network can exploit a vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux to execute arbitrary code with administrator rights.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Red Hatproduct: Enterprise LinuxRemote code execution
What
A vulnerability allows executing arbitrary code with administrator rights.
Who is affected
Deployments of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Urgency
Remediation is medium urgency as the vulnerability is not currently exploited.
Action
Update to the latest version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

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Details

Source
CERT-Bund (BSI) Security Advisories (DE · national-cert · site)
Severity
medium
Published
2026-08-21
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-2026-1977

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.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2026-6893coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

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