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kbd: Local privilege escalation in openvt via incorrect process owner verification allowing passwordless root login
kbd: Local privilege escalation in openvt via incorrect process owner verification allowing passwordless root login
Affected packages
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Exploit signal
- Known exploited (CISA KEV)
- No
- EPSS score
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- EPSS percentile
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Sources
Structured record: https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2026-72693.json
Recommended response stack
Snyk — Scan your dependencies in CI and fix this vulnerability.→Socket — Detect malicious and compromised packages before they ship.→
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