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Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Recon
    Obtain local shell on RHEL host
  2. Delivery
    Confirm /dev/uinput write access
  3. Exploit
    Register crafted virtual input device
  4. Install
    Inject udev REMOVE_CMD via libinput-device-group
  5. C2
    Trigger device removal event
  6. Execute
    udev executes command as root
  7. Impact
    Establish root persistence

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization OS command sanitization, avoid shell exec
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 1 tactic: Execution

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

The attacker must have a local interactive or code-execution session on the target RHEL 7/8/9/10 host and must already hold write access to /dev/uinput - typically granted via membership in the input group or via a custom udev rule that loosened /dev/uinput permissions for an accessibility, remote-input, or game-streaming tool. The uinput kernel module must be loaded (it is on most desktop and workstation builds but often absent on minimal server installs), and the libinput-device-group helper must be the path used during device enumeration. CVSS AC:H reflects the additional precision required to craft a uinput device whose attributes propagate into a controllable udev property and to time the REMOVE_CMD trigger; no user interaction (UI:N) and no remote network exposure are involved, which sharply limits the threat to systems where untrusted local users coexist with privileged uinput access.

Impact

The CVSS 3.1 vector AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H yields 7.0 (High) and accurately reflects the threat shape: local attack vector, high attack complexity, low privileges already required, but full CIA impact once exploited. The high attack complexity reflects that the attacker must already have access to /dev/uinput, which is not granted to unprivileged users by default on stock RHEL configurations, and must craft a property injection that survives helper handling. EPSS, KEV, and POC data were not supplied, so probability of exploitation cannot be quantified externally; based on the precision rules, this is treated as no public exploit identified at time of analysis. Realistic priority is moderate-to-high for multi-user systems, kiosks, shared workstations, and any environment where input device groups (e.g., input, plugdev) are broadly granted, but lower for single-user servers where local access already implies near-equivalent trust. The KEV/EPSS signals are absent from the input data and should be checked directly with CISA and FIRST before final prioritization.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A logged-in low-privileged user on a shared RHEL workstation - for example a developer in the input group, or any account on a kiosk where /dev/uinput was loosened for an accessibility tool - opens /dev/uinput and registers a crafted virtual device whose attributes drive libinput-device-group to set an attacker-controlled udev REMOVE_CMD property on the device. The attacker then triggers device removal, and udev executes the injected command as root, granting a root shell or persistence. No public POC is referenced in the supplied intelligence, but the mechanism (REMOVE_CMD injection via uinput) is well understood and reproducible from the Red Hat bug description.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 0.0% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Jun 05, 2026

Local privilege escalation in libinput affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, 8, 9, and 10 by allowing a local attacker with access to /dev/uinput to inject arbitrary udev properties via the libinput-device-group helper. Exploitation can result in root code execution through abuse of udev REMOVE_CMD properties that are run when a device is removed, mapping to CWE-78 (OS Command Injection). No public exploit identified at time of analysis, but the issue is vendor-confirmed by Red Hat.

RemediationAI

Patch available per vendor advisory - apply the libinput updates published by Red Hat for the affected RHEL stream as referenced in https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-50265 and https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2485390, and track upstream resolution at https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/libinput/libinput/-/work_items/1296; exact fix versions are not in the provided data and must be taken from the live errata. As compensating controls until the package is updated, restrict /dev/uinput so only trusted services can open it by tightening the udev rule that sets its mode (commonly 0660 root:input) to root-only access or to a narrowly scoped service group, with the trade-off that user-space tools needing virtual input (Steam Input, Barrier, accessibility utilities, certain RDP/remote-control agents) will stop working. Audit membership of the input and any custom uinput groups and remove non-essential users, and consider an SELinux or AppArmor policy that confines the libinput-device-group helper and denies it from writing arbitrary udev properties; SELinux already runs in enforcing mode on default RHEL, so confirm libinput-device-group is in a confined domain. Avoid loading the uinput kernel module (modprobe -r uinput, blacklist in /etc/modprobe.d/) on systems that do not require virtual input devices, accepting that this also breaks any legitimate uinput consumer.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

libinput is the input handling library used by Wayland compositors and X.Org to process events from keyboards, mice, touchpads, and other devices on modern Linux systems. The libinput-device-group helper is a small privileged component used during device enumeration; it communicates with udev, the kernel's userspace device manager, to set per-device properties. /dev/uinput is the kernel's user-mode input device interface, normally restricted but in some configurations accessible to local users or specific groups. CWE-78 (OS Command Injection) applies because udev rules support a REMOVE_CMD property that udev later executes as root when the device is removed - if an attacker can inject this property via the helper, the resulting command runs with root privileges, turning a property-setting bug into arbitrary command execution.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 7.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SUSE HIGH

Primary rating from NVD.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

DescriptionCVE.org

A flaw was found in libinput. A local attacker with access to /dev/uinput can inject arbitrary udev properties through the libinput-device-group helper. This injection can lead to root code execution, for example, by exploiting REMOVE_CMD properties that are executed when a device is removed. This vulnerability allows an attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

A local privilege escalation vulnerability in libinput across Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7-10 enables users with /dev/uinput access to execute arbitrary code with root privileges by manipulating udev device-removal scripts; no public exploit identified at time of analysis. Organizations running RHEL-based infrastructure face direct risk to system integrity if unprivileged users have local system access. Leadership should immediately assess exposure and implement access controls while monitoring Red Hat's advisory channels for available patches.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: (1) Restrict /dev/uinput permissions to root and trusted service accounts via filesystem ACLs, (2) Audit and harden udev rules to prevent REMOVE_CMD injection, (3) Deploy mandatory access controls (SELinux/AppArmor) to confine udev script execution contexts, (4) Monitor /dev/uinput access and udev device-removal events for anomalous activity patterns.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.0%
Top 95% exploitable
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High
EUVD NVD CVE.org EPSS Vulnrichment MSRC Vendor VulDB

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.0%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Small
Automatable
No
Human Impact
High
Technical Impact
Total

Priority Score

35
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +35
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

OS command injection occurs when an application passes unsanitized user input directly into system shell commands.

Remote Code Execution represents the critical moment when an attacker successfully runs arbitrary code on a target system without physical access.

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Vendor StatusVendor

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Severity: Important
Product Status
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