CVE-2026-50292
It was discovered that libinput did not properly escape device properties. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to inject arbitrary udev properties and execute arbitrary code as root.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- The vulnerability allows a local attacker to inject arbitrary udev properties and execute arbitrary code as root.
- Who is affected
- Local attackers on systems using libinput are affected.
- Urgency
- Remediation is urgent due to the potential for arbitrary code execution with root privileges.
- Action
- Apply patches or updates to libinput to resolve the vulnerability.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.31% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 24% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (3)
- medium[NEW] [medium] Red Hat Enterprise Linux (libinput): Vulnerability Allows Privilege Escalationcert-bund · 2026-07-24
- unknownUSN-8602-1: libinput vulnerabilityubuntu · 2026-07-23
- highCVE-2026-50292: In libinput before 1.30.4 and 1.31.x before 1.31.3, libinput-device-group unescaped phys outpu…msrc · 2026-06-09
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