{"id":"DEBIAN-CVE-2026-16526","details":"A flaw in the PCP linux_sockets module exposes an unsecured internal connection. An attacker with initial code execution can exploit this to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary commands as root.","modified":"2026-09-29T08:47:24.978536554Z","published":"2026-07-30T06:25:02.663Z","upstream":["CVE-2026-16526"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-16526"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"pcp","ecosystem":"Debian:12","purl":"pkg:deb/debian/pcp?arch=source&distro=bookworm"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["6.0.3-1.1","6.0.5-1","6.1.0-1","6.1.1-1","6.2.0-1","6.2.0-1.1","6.2.0-1.1~exp1","6.2.1-1","6.2.2-1","6.3.0-1","6.3.1-1","6.3.3-1","6.3.4-1","6.3.5-1","6.3.6-1","6.3.7-1","6.3.8-1","7.0.0-1","7.0.1-1","7.0.2-1","7.0.3-1","7.0.4-1","7.0.5-1","7.1.0-1","7.1.1-1","7.1.2-1","7.1.3-2","7.1.4-1","7.1.5-1","7.2.0-1","7.2.1-2"],"ecosystem_specific":{"urgency":"not yet assigned"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-16526.json"}},{"package":{"name":"pcp","ecosystem":"Debian:13","purl":"pkg:deb/debian/pcp?arch=source&distro=trixie"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["6.3.8-1","7.0.0-1","7.0.1-1","7.0.2-1","7.0.3-1","7.0.4-1","7.0.5-1","7.1.0-1","7.1.1-1","7.1.2-1","7.1.3-2","7.1.4-1","7.1.5-1","7.2.0-1","7.2.1-2"],"ecosystem_specific":{"urgency":"not yet assigned"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-16526.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"}]}