{"id":"DEBIAN-CVE-2026-15060","details":"When systemd-machined \u003e= v259 (or v258 with a custom `polkit` policy that allows `register-machine` access) is running on a desktop system, an unprivileged user logged in a desktop graphical session can kill arbitrary processes, even privileged ones.  - versions older than v259 are not affected, unless unprivileged access is granted for the `register-machine` polkit action via a local, custom policy config file - versions older than v258 are not affected - unrelated to the systemd service manager (pid 1 or user session managers) - systemd-machined is not typically installed by default, and is typically in an optional, separate package (e.g.: systemd-container) - terminal-only or remote sessions (e.g.: ssh) are not affected","modified":"2026-09-14T17:02:20.289581052Z","published":"2026-08-10T14:17:21.130Z","upstream":["CVE-2026-15060"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-15060"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"systemd","ecosystem":"Debian:14","purl":"pkg:deb/debian/systemd?arch=source&distro=forky"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"261.2-1"}]}],"versions":["257.13-1~deb13u1","257.7-1","257.8-1~deb13u1","257.8-1~deb13u2","257.9-1~deb13u1","258-1","258.1-1","258.1-2","258~rc1-1","258~rc2-1","258~rc2-2","258~rc3-1","258~rc4-1","259-1","259.1-1","259~rc1-1","259~rc2-1","259~rc3-1","260-1","260.1-1","260~rc1-1","260~rc1-2","260~rc2-1","260~rc3-1","260~rc4-1","261-1","261-2","261.1-1","261.1-2","261.1-3","261~rc1-1","261~rc2-1","261~rc3-1","261~rc4-1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"urgency":"not yet assigned"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-15060.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"}]}