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CVE-2026-59680: CWE-78 Improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command ('OS command injection') in SUSE yast2-users

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VulnerabilityCVE-2026-59680cvecve-2026-59680cwe-78cwe-1287
Published: 09/01/2026 (09/01/2026, 09:20:45 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: SUSE
Product: yast2-users

Description

An OS command injection vulnerability was found in yast2-users. When displaying the "Password Settings" tab of a user, get_password_term() in src/include/users/dialogs.rb read the shadowLastChange and shadowExpire fields with GetString(), which performs no numeric validation, and passed the resulting string to format_days_after_epoch(). That helper interpolated the value into a shell command executed via Ruby backticks without quoting or escaping. Impact: an administrator who manages users against an external/federated LDAP directory via `yast2 users` triggers root command execution the moment they view or edit that particular user's "Password Settings" tab. No "join domain" or trust setup is required, just browsing/editing one user entry. This issue affects yast2-users through 5.0.8.

CVSS v3.1

Score 8.0high

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected software

GitHub Actionsmore threats →cve
yast2-users
pkg:github/yast2-users
Affected versions
<=5.0.8

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
suse
Date Reserved
2026-07-06T11:59:28.119Z
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED
Remediation Level
null

Threat ID: 6a969ce2acd9273b4984ee7d

Added to database: 09/01/2026, 09:37:38 UTC

Last updated: 09/01/2026, 11:37:06 UTC

Views: 7

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