CVE-2026-16487

✕ Withdrawn — historical dataHIGHPre-NVD 8.1
8.1CVSS

A flaw was found in bootc when operating with the default containers signature policy. Automatic or manual upgrades of a mutable image tag may apply unsigned content for registries that fall through to insecureAcceptAnything, allowing an attacker who can update that tag to execute arbitrary OS content as the host root filesystem on reboot.

CVSS v3
8.1
EchelonGraph score
Not yet assessedThis CVE record was withdrawn by its numbering authority, so there is no vulnerability to rate.
EPSS PROB
—
EPSS %ILE
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KEV
—Not applicable: this CVE ID was withdrawn

Published

October 19, 2026

Last Modified

October 21, 2026

References (2)

Frequently asked(4)

What is CVE-2026-16487?
CVE-2026-16487 is a rejected CVE ID: its record was withdrawn on October 21, 2026 and no longer describes a vulnerability.
When was the CVE record for CVE-2026-16487 published?
The CVE record for CVE-2026-16487 was published on October 19, 2026. EchelonGraph's copy of the record carries a last-modified date of October 21, 2026; the record at its source may have been updated since.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-16487?
CVE-2026-16487 has a CVSS base score of 8.1 (a secondary CVSS source that NVD displays; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-16487?
There is nothing to remediate under CVE-2026-16487: it is a rejected (withdrawn) CVE ID and no longer describes a vulnerability.