CVE-2026-122043: repmgr 4.0.0 through 5.5.0 is affected by an OS command injection vulnerability in event
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.0 Medium : upgrade to 5.5.1 when convenient.
Data as of 11 Nov 2026, 20:03 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (EDB) | CVSS 4.0 | 6.0 |
|---|
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 5.5.1
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 11 Nov 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 11 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade repmgr to 5.5.1.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| EnterpriseDBrepmgr | Affected
| Fixed in
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GitHubrepmgrpkg:github/repmgrOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Upgrade repmgr to version 5.5.1 or later to apply the fix. After upgrading, remove any quotes around the %a, %c, and %d placeholders in event_notification_command and failover_validation_command configurations to ensure proper escaping and prevent command injection. No other mitigation is required.
Description
repmgr versions 4.0.0 through 5.5.0 contain an OS command injection vulnerability in event notification commands when certain placeholders (%a, %c, %d) are used without proper escaping. This allows a non-superuser database user with write access to node records to execute arbitrary OS commands as the operating system user running repmgr on other cluster nodes. The vulnerability is fixed in repmgr 5.5.1, and operators must adjust their configuration to remove quotes around placeholders after upgrading.