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Cobbler version up to 2.8.2 is vulnerable to a command injection vulnerability in the…

Priority MEDIUM 51CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat.

Summary

Cobbler version up to 2.8.2 is vulnerable to a command injection vulnerability in the "add repo" component resulting in arbitrary code execution as root user.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.05556 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial cobbler (PyPI): 3.0.0Red Hat: 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—cobbler (PyPI)before 3.0.03.0.0Patch availableGHSA-96hw-v598-jvgh
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • cobbler (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 3.0.0 Fixed in 3.0.0 Patch available GHSA-96hw-v598-jvgh

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cobbler_project:cobbler:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.8.2VulnerableThe Cobbler Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:cobbler_project:cobbler:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.8.2 Vulnerable ·The Cobbler Project

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-96hw-v598-jvgh cobbler (PyPI) Fixed in 3.0.0 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Satellite 5AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-1000469
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-96hw-v598-jvgh

References

  • TI-2021-17397 Cobbler before 3.3.0 allows log poisoning, and resultant Remote Code Execution, via an… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-07743 It was found that cobbler 2.6.x exposed all functions from its CobblerXMLRPCInterface… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-17398 Cobbler before 3.3.0 allows arbitrary file write operations via upload_log_data. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2022-00766 Improper Authorization in cobbler/cobbler CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2021-17399 Cobbler before 3.3.0 allows authorization bypass for modification of settings. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2021-20416 An issue was discovered in Cobbler before 3.3.1. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
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