CVE-2026-16524 (GCVE-0-2026-16524)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-07-30 05:15
Modified
2026-08-21 12:03
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Summary
A command injection flaw in PCP's linux_sockets PMDA allows malicious shell metacharacters via the network.persocket.filter metric.
This failed validation lets attackers execute arbitrary commands as the PMDA user when metrics refresh.
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Impacted products
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| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 |
Unaffected: 0:7.0.3-5.el10_2 < * cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.2 |
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