Description
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.
References10
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:55560
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:55617
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:55740
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:72272
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:72273
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:72593
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:72594
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:73767
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74612
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74613
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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7.8
HIGH
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 1% percentile: 54 · as of 13 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-78
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