A flaw was found in libinput. A local attacker who can place a specially crafted Lua bytecode file in certain system or user configuration directories can bypass security restrictions. This allows the attacker to run unauthorized code with the same permissions as the program using libinput, such as a graphical compositor. This could lead to the attacker monitoring keyboard input and sending that information to an external location.

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Description A flaw was found in libinput. A local attacker who can place a specially crafted Lua bytecode file in certain system or user configuration directories can bypass security restrictions. This allows the attacker to run unauthorized code with the same permissions as the program using libinput, such as a graphical compositor. This could lead to the attacker monitoring keyboard input and sending that information to an external location.
Title Libinput: libinput: unauthorized code execution and information disclosure through lua bytecode plugins
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Weaknesses CWE-94
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
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{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-01T13:54:00.189Z

Reserved: 2026-04-01T12:56:18.939Z

Link: CVE-2026-35093

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Status : Undergoing Analysis

Published: 2026-04-01T14:16:57.443

Modified: 2026-04-01T14:23:37.727

Link: CVE-2026-35093

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-04-01T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-35093 - Bugzilla

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