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CVE-2026-26046

HIGH 7.2

Moodle: moodle: improper input sanitization in tex filter administration setting

CVSS Score
7.2
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

A vulnerability was found in a Moodle TeX filter administrative setting where insufficient sanitization of configuration input could allow command injection. On sites where the TeX filter is enabled and ImageMagick is installed, a maliciously crafted setting value entered by an administrator could result in unintended system command execution. While exploitation requires administrative privileges, successful compromise could affect the entire Moodle server.

CWE CWE-78
Published Feb 21, 2026
Last Updated Feb 26, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

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

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-26046 bugzilla.redhat.com: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2440903

Credits

Red Hat would like to thank Vicevirus for reporting this issue.