CVE-2026-61898

Public on 2026-08-10
Modified on 2026-08-10
Description
SetLanguage leads to local privilege escalation and thus allows root code execution
Severity
Important severity
Important
See what this means
CVSS v3 Base Score
7.8
See breakdown

Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Core accountsservice Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2023 accountsservice Not Affected

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity Red Hat: CVE-2026-61898 Mitre: CVE-2026-61898