HIGH 7.8 Microsoft
CVE-2026-72693
Kbd: local privilege escalation in openvt via incorrect process owner verification allowing passwordless root login
Microsoft Security Update 2026-Aug: Kbd: local privilege escalation in openvt via incorrect process owner verification allowing passwordless root login
Affected Products
- azl3 kbd 2.2.0-2 on Azure Linux 3.0
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-72693
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72693
This high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 was published on 2026-08-11 via Microsoft. Affected: azl3 kbd 2.2.0-2 on Azure Linux 3.0.
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