CVE record · CVE-2026-16445

Dracut: dracut: root code execution via dhcp options command injection in networkmanager initrd module

CVSS 7.5 HighEPSS 0.032 · 88th percentile

Published by the CVE Program (CNA: redhat) at 21 Jul 2026, 12:51 UTC. agentprime has not analysed this yet, so whether it affects any app is not known. This CVE names a vendor and product rather than a package, so the lockfile check doesn’t match it.

Affected products, as the CNA wrote them
Vendor	Product	Versions
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Package name: dracut https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	unaffected 0:049-244.git20260529.el8_10 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support Package name: dracut https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	unaffected 0:049-138.git20220131.el8_4.1 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On Package name: dracut https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	unaffected 0:049-138.git20220131.el8_4.1 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support Package name: dracut https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	unaffected 0:049-203.git20220511.el8_6.1 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On Package name: dracut https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	unaffected 0:049-203.git20220511.el8_6.1 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service Package name: dracut https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	unaffected 0:049-223.git20230119.el8_8.1 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions Package name: dracut https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	unaffected 0:049-223.git20230119.el8_8.1 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12 Package name: rhcos https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	unaffected 412.86.202610250235-0 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	Red Hat Hardened Images Package name: dracut-main https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/	unaffected 109-7.hum1 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Package name: dracut https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	No versions given Other versions: unaffected
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Package name: dracut https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	No versions given Other versions: unaffected
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Package name: dracut https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	No versions given Other versions: unaffected
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Package name: dracut https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	No versions given Other versions: unaffected
Red Hat	Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 Package name: dracut https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	No versions given Other versions: unaffected

Identifiers: CVE-2026-16445
CNA: redhat
Weakness (CWE): CWE-78
Tags: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12
Command injection
Published: 21 Jul 2026
Updated: 4 Nov 2026

Not analysed yet

We haven’t published our own analysis of this CVE. If a person reviews it, this page will say what’s affected and what has to be true for it to matter.

Severity and exploitation

Score	Rating	CVSS	Vector	Source
7.5	High	3.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	CNA (redhat)

CISA KEV Not listed.
EPSS 0.032, the 88th percentile, on 5 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Timeline

21 Jul 2026, 12:51 UTC Confirmed by the CVE List
21 Jul 2026, 13:17 UTC Confirmed by NVD

Sources

References from the CNA

access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26534 vendor-advisoryredhat
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40700 vendor-advisoryredhat
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:61252 vendor-advisoryredhat
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:69118 vendor-advisoryredhat
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:69119 vendor-advisoryredhat
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:90272 vendor-advisoryredhat
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-16445 vdb-entryredhat
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2459963
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2503147 issue-trackingredhat
github.com/dracutdevs/dracut/commit/e509c638e6

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