๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2026-16524

HIGH 7.8

Pcp: pcp linux_sockets pmda: arbitrary command execution via command injection

CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
1.1%
EPSS Percentile
62th

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.

CWE CWE-78
Vendor red hat
Product red hat enterprise linux 10
Published Jul 30, 2026
Last Updated Jul 30, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Affected Versions

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
All versions affected
Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
All versions affected
Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
All versions affected
Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
All versions affected
Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
All versions affected
Red Hat / Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
All versions affected

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-16524 bugzilla.redhat.com: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2506023

Credits

Red Hat would like to thank Francisco Alisson Bezerra (TIM Security Red Team Research, TIM S.p.A), Lucas Gabriel Alves (TIM Security Red Team Research, TIM S.p.A), and Massimiliano Brolli (TIM Security Red Team Research, TIM S.p.A) for reporting this issue.