CVE-2026-15060 Affecting systemd package, versions <259.5-0ubuntu3.4


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (1st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2604-SYSTEMD-18603073
  • published11 Aug 2026
  • disclosed10 Aug 2026

Introduced: 10 Aug 2026

CVE-2026-15060  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:26.04 systemd to version 259.5-0ubuntu3.4 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream systemd package and not the systemd package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:26.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

When systemd-machined >= 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

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1