---
id: CVE-2026-44096
title: >-
  A privilege escalation vulnerability in udhcpc allows a local user "charx-web"
  to execute arbitrary commands as root, resulting in full system compromise.
summary: >-
  A privilege escalation vulnerability in udhcpc allows a local user "charx-web"
  to execute arbitrary commands as root, resulting in full system compromise.
severity: high
cvss: 7.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-78
published: '2026-07-30'
updated: '2026-07-31'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44096'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.certvde.com/en/advisories/VDE-2026-008/'
    label: info@cert.vde.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00193
epssPercentile: 0.07886
ingestedAt: '2026-08-01T21:14:39.796Z'
---

## Overview

A privilege escalation vulnerability in udhcpc allows a local user "charx-web" to execute arbitrary commands as root, resulting in full system compromise.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.