CVE-2026-44096
Local privilege escalation in udhcpc lets user 'charx-web' gain root.
Is CVE-2026-44096 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-44096 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.23% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-44096?
CVE-2026-44096 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.5. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-44096?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-44096. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-44096 affect?
CVE-2026-44096 affects udhcpc (BusyBox DHCP client), Embedded Linux devices, Routers/gateways, IoT appliances, and 1 further product or version. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-44096?
Apply vendor patch when available; remove/restrict 'charx-web' and harden DHCP client privileges.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Local attacker ('charx-web') can execute arbitrary commands as root, enabling full system compromise and persistent control.
Immediate action required
- affected>= 1.0.0 and < 1.9.1
- affected>= 1.0.0 and < 1.9.1
- affected>= 1.0.0 and < 1.9.1
- affected>= 1.0.0 and < 1.9.1
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.