Command Injection Vulnerability in Dogtag PKI Used by FreeIPA
CVE-2026-76561

7.2HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Red Hat
Status
Red Hat Certificate System 9
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Vendor
CVE Published:
8 September 2026

What is CVE-2026-76561?

A security flaw exists in Dogtag PKI utilized by FreeIPA's certificate authority component, specifically concerning the certificate profile import functionality. This functionality fails to rigorously validate the uploaded profile content beyond just the profile ID. As a result, an authenticated user with CA Administrator permissions can exploit Dogtag's ExternalProcessConstraint mechanism. This exploitation allows the attacker to execute arbitrary commands with environment variables under their control, potentially leading to code execution with the privileges of the pkiuser account. It is crucial for users and administrators to implement recommended security measures to safeguard against potential exploits.

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-76561
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2519523
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.2
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Red Hat would like to thank Gia Bui (yabeow) (Calif.io) for reporting this issue.
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