CVE-2026-16460

HIGH CVSS 3.1: 7.4 EPSS 0.08%
Updated Oct 19, 2026
Red Hat
Parameter Value
CVSS 7.4 (HIGH)
Type CWE-345 (Insufficient Verification of Data)
Vendor Red Hat
Public PoC No

A flaw was found in bootc and ostree. Already-staged deployments are finalized without revalidating the deployment's container image against the current containers signature policy. Unsigned OS content staged under a prior permissive policy can remain bootable after policy is hardened to reject unsigned images, leading to full host compromise on reboot.

Attack Parameters

Attack Vector
Local
Requires local access
Attack Complexity
High
Difficult to exploit
Privileges Required
None
No privileges needed
User Interaction
None
No user interaction needed

Impact Assessment

Confidentiality
High
Complete data leak
Integrity
High
Complete data modification
Availability
High
Complete denial of service

CVSS Vector v3.1

Vulnerable Products

red hat:red hat enterprise linux 8 red hat:red hat openshift container platform 4 red hat:red hat enterprise linux 10 red hat:red hat hardened images red hat:red hat enterprise linux 9