Vulnerability database
Every flaw the U.S. government’s cybersecurity agency (CISA) has confirmed attackers are using, plus the new WordPress plugin and theme bugs published each day, sorted by what they mean for a small business. We refresh it twice a day. If you see something your website or office runs, tell us.
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Aug 7, 2026A flaw was found in dracut.CVE-2026-15816 · Other software · Red Hat · reported by Red HatHigh 7.5
A flaw was found in dracut. The die() error-handling function writes its message into a shell script under the initramfs emergency-hook directory without properly shell-quoting it. When the message contains data derived from the DHCP ROOT_PATH option, an attacker on the adjacent network who controls a rogue DHCP server can inject a command-substitution sequence that executes as root the next time dracut sources its emergency hook scripts during standard boot-failure handling.
- Product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- What to do
- Apply the vendor’s update. The NVD record links to the advisory.
Full record and what to do →NVD recordaccess.redhat.comaccess.redhat.com
Jul 21, 2026A flaw was found in dracut.CVE-2026-16445 · Other software · Red Hat · reported by Red HatHigh 7.5
A flaw was found in dracut. A remote attacker on the adjacent network can exploit this vulnerability by providing specially crafted DHCP options, such as a malicious root-path, next-server, or bootfile name, to a system using dracut's NetworkManager-based initrd network module. These options are improperly handled and written into a temporary shell script without proper escaping, leading to command injection. This allows the attacker to achieve root code execution within the initramfs during system boot.
- Product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- What to do
- Apply the vendor’s update. The NVD record links to the advisory.
Full record and what to do →NVD recordaccess.redhat.comaccess.redhat.com
Jun 10, 2026A flaw was found in dracut.CVE-2026-6893 · Other software · Red Hat · reported by Red HatHigh 7.5
A flaw was found in dracut. A remote attacker on the adjacent network can exploit this vulnerability by providing specially crafted DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) options, such as a malicious hostname, to a system using dracut's legacy DHCP path. These options are improperly handled and written into temporary shell scripts without proper escaping, leading to command injection. This allows the attacker to achieve root code execution within the initramfs, potentially compromising the system's boot and network behavior.
- Product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- What to do
- Apply the vendor’s update. The NVD record links to the advisory.
Full record and what to do →NVD recordaccess.redhat.comaccess.redhat.com
Aug 1, 2018A local information disclosure issue was found in dracut before 045 when generating initramfs images with world-readable permissions when 'early cpio' is used, CVE-2016-8637 · Other software · The Dracut Project · reported by Red HatMedium 5
A local information disclosure issue was found in dracut before 045 when generating initramfs images with world-readable permissions when 'early cpio' is used, such as when including microcode updates. Local attacker can use this to obtain sensitive information from these files, such as encryption keys or credentials.
- Product
- dracut
- What to do
- Apply the vendor’s update. The NVD record links to the advisory.
Full record and what to do →NVD recordseclists.orgsecurityfocus.com
Sep 8, 2017The mkdumprd script called "dracut" in the current working directory "." allows local users to trick the administrator into executing code as root.CVE-2016-5759 · Other software · Novell · reported by security@opentext.comHigh 7.8
The mkdumprd script called "dracut" in the current working directory "." allows local users to trick the administrator into executing code as root.
- Product
- Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop
- What to do
- Apply the vendor’s update. The NVD record links to the advisory.
Full record and what to do →NVD recordlists.opensuse.orglists.suse.com
Nov 19, 2015modules.d/90crypt/module-setup.sh in the dracut package before 037-17.30.1 in openSUSE 13.2 allows local users to have unspecified impact via a symlink attack oCVE-2015-0794 · Other software · Dracut Project · reported by security@opentext.comLow 3.6
modules.d/90crypt/module-setup.sh in the dracut package before 037-17.30.1 in openSUSE 13.2 allows local users to have unspecified impact via a symlink attack on /tmp/dracut_block_uuid.map.
- Product
- Dracut
- What to do
- Apply the vendor’s update. The NVD record links to the advisory.
Full record and what to do →NVD recordlists.opensuse.orglists.opensuse.org
Oct 9, 2012dracut.sh in dracut, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Fedora 16 and 17, and possibly other products, creates initramfs images with world-readable permissiCVE-2012-4453 · Other software · Dracut Project · reported by Red HatLow 2.1
dracut.sh in dracut, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Fedora 16 and 17, and possibly other products, creates initramfs images with world-readable permissions, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information.
- Product
- Dracut
- What to do
- Apply the vendor’s update. The NVD record links to the advisory.
Full record and what to do →NVD recordgit.kernel.orgrhn.redhat.com
Dec 7, 2010plymouth-pretrigger.sh in dracut and udev, when running on Fedora 13 and 14, sets weak permissions for the /dev/systty device file, which allows remote authentiCVE-2010-4176 · Other software · Dracut Project · reported by Red HatMedium 4
plymouth-pretrigger.sh in dracut and udev, when running on Fedora 13 and 14, sets weak permissions for the /dev/systty device file, which allows remote authenticated users to read terminal data from tty0 for local users.
- Product
- Dracut
- What to do
- Apply the vendor’s update. The NVD record links to the advisory.
Full record and what to do →NVD recordlists.fedoraproject.orglists.fedoraproject.org
Where this comes from: the exploited list is CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Everything else is the whole National Vulnerability Database, where each record is published by the team that found the bug (Wordfence, Patchstack, WPScan, the vendors themselves and others); we show who. Exploit odds are FIRST’s EPSS, updated daily. Titles and categories are ours, so check the linked record before acting on a detail. For a write-up of the big ones, see our advisories. Every vendor, and every WordPress plugin and theme with a recorded flaw, also has its own page. All of it is free to reuse as JSON, CSV or RSS.
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