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CVE-2026-6893: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · OS Command Injection

Affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High.

Data as of 29 Oct 2026, 19:15 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.5High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Sources agree

CVSS scores by source
CNA (redhat)CVSS 3.17.5
ADP (redhat-SADP)CVSS 3.17.5
EPSS
1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 69% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 10 Jun 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10dracutAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update SupportdracutAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Extended Lifecycle Support - EXTENSIONdracutAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Extended Lifecycle Support - EXTENSIONdracutAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle SupportdracutAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8dracutAffected–Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Red Hat has released official security updates for dracut that address this vulnerability. Users should apply the updates as described in Red Hat advisories RHSA-2026:26532 (for RHEL 10) and RHSA-2026:26533 (for RHEL 9). The advisories include detailed instructions and updated package versions. Applying these updates mitigates the vulnerability effectively. No additional mitigations are required beyond applying the official patches.

Description

A flaw was found in dracut. A remote attacker on the adjacent network can exploit this vulnerability by providing specially crafted DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) options, such as a malicious hostname, to a system using dracut's legacy DHCP path. These options are improperly handled and written into temporary shell scripts without proper escaping, leading to command injection. This allows the attacker to achieve root code execution within the initramfs, potentially compromising the system's boot and network behavior.

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