dhcpcd before 5.2.12 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell…
Priority LOW 36CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
dhcpcd before 5.2.12 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a hostname obtained from a DHCP message.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03748 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:roy_marples:dhcpcd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 5.2.10 | Vulnerable | Roy Marples |
- cpe:2.3:a:roy_marples:dhcpcd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.2.10 Vulnerable ·Roy Marples
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-0996
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-99cf-pj5r-c423
References
Advisory 1
More Roy Marples Dhcpcd vulnerabilities
- TI-2012-01925 Stack-based buffer overflow in the get_packet method in socket.c in dhcpcd 3.2.3 allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2011-0996 · CVE Program
- CVE-2011-0996 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-99cf-pj5r-c423 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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