NVD HIGH: CVE-2026-44106 — A privilege escalation vulnerability in the init-script for user-applications al...

Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 07:16 AM UTC·Source: NIST NVD

Updated: Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 08:00 AM UTC

Executive Summary

A privilege escalation vulnerability in the init-script for user-applications allows a low-privileged local user to execute arbitrary commands as root, resulting in full system compromise.

Analysis

A privilege escalation vulnerability in the init-script for user-applications allows a low-privileged local user to execute arbitrary commands as root, resulting in full system compromise. CVSS Score: 7.8. Published: 2026-07-30T07:16:59.027.

Indicators of Compromise (1)

CVE (1)

CVE-2026-44106

NVD MITRE CVE

Source Attribution

Originally published by NIST NVD on Jul 30, 2026. Verified by: NIST.

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