Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-35093 · published 1 April 2026
CVE-2026-35093: Freedesktop libinput code injection vulnerability
Freedesktop · Libinput
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.
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.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-35093 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2453839 | Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory |
| https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/libinput/libinput/-/work_items/1271 | Broken Link |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-35093 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2453839 | Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory |
| https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-35093.json |
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Related vulnerabilities
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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-35093), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.