Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik Amazon · RPM: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Ausführen von beliebigem Programmcode mit Benutzerrechten
Affects Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik AmazonSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.0 High.
Data as of 13 Nov 2026, 11:52 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (redhat) | CVSS 3.1 | 7.0 |
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- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 9% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 24 Aug 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 13 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10rpm | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9rpm | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Hardened Imagesrpm-main | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6rpm | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7rpm | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8rpm | Affected– | Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Red Hat has released updated rpm packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 that fix this vulnerability. Users should apply the security update as described in Red Hat Advisory RHSA-2026:99593. Details on applying the update are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patch.
Description
A vulnerability in the RPM Package Manager (RPM) allows crafted tar member names to inject macros during the rpmbuild process, potentially enabling execution of arbitrary code with user privileges. This issue affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and related distributions. Red Hat has released a security update addressing this flaw.
References
- wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2026/wid-sec-w-2026-2980.json (opens in a new tab)
- wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2026-2980 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2521857 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-pghw-ch4m-h3f9 (opens in a new tab)
- alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS2-2026-3984.html (opens in a new tab)
- alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS2MOCK2-2026-002.html (opens in a new tab)
- alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS2MOCK2-2026-004.html (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:99593 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:99595 (opens in a new tab)