A flaw was found in Dogtag PKI, as used by FreeIPA's certificate authority component. (CVE-2026-76561)
A vulnerability in Dogtag PKI, used by FreeIPA's certificate authority component, allows an authenticated user with CA Administrator privileges to execute arbitrary commands. This occurs because the certificate profile import functionality does not fully validate uploaded profile content beyond the profile ID. Exploitation leverages Dogtag's ExternalProcessConstraint mechanism to run commands with attacker-controlled environment variables, resulting in code execution as the pkiuser account.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-76561 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dogtag PKI's certificate profile import functionality. The flaw arises from insufficient validation of uploaded profile content beyond the profile ID, enabling an authenticated CA Administrator to exploit the ExternalProcessConstraint mechanism. This exploitation leads to arbitrary command execution under the pkiuser account. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.2, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No patch or remediation details are provided in the available data.
Potential Impact
An attacker with CA Administrator privileges can achieve arbitrary code execution as the pkiuser account by exploiting this vulnerability. This compromises the certificate authority component of FreeIPA, potentially allowing unauthorized actions within the PKI infrastructure. The impact affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system components.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict CA Administrator privileges to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious activity related to certificate profile imports.
A flaw was found in Dogtag PKI, as used by FreeIPA's certificate authority component. (CVE-2026-76561)
Description
A vulnerability in Dogtag PKI, used by FreeIPA's certificate authority component, allows an authenticated user with CA Administrator privileges to execute arbitrary commands. This occurs because the certificate profile import functionality does not fully validate uploaded profile content beyond the profile ID. Exploitation leverages Dogtag's ExternalProcessConstraint mechanism to run commands with attacker-controlled environment variables, resulting in code execution as the pkiuser account.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.2high
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-76561 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dogtag PKI's certificate profile import functionality. The flaw arises from insufficient validation of uploaded profile content beyond the profile ID, enabling an authenticated CA Administrator to exploit the ExternalProcessConstraint mechanism. This exploitation leads to arbitrary command execution under the pkiuser account. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.2, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No patch or remediation details are provided in the available data.
Potential Impact
An attacker with CA Administrator privileges can achieve arbitrary code execution as the pkiuser account by exploiting this vulnerability. This compromises the certificate authority component of FreeIPA, potentially allowing unauthorized actions within the PKI infrastructure. The impact affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system components.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict CA Administrator privileges to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious activity related to certificate profile imports.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-pp8g-7wxg-9php
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-76561"]
- Ecosystems
- []
- Database Specific Severity
- HIGH
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
Threat ID: 6aa005a9acd9273b49ab4684
Added to database: 09/08/2026, 12:55:05 UTC
Last enriched: 09/08/2026, 13:02:12 UTC
Last updated: 09/09/2026, 00:52:00 UTC
Views: 2
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