[DISPUTED] Pallets Click contains a command injection via Unsanitized Filename "click.edit()"
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-77.
Summary
This CVE record was assigned not following CNA/CVE rules and is not considered a valid vulnerability by the Pallets Click project. The original CVE record description is preserved below: Pallets Click, versions 8.3.2 and below, contain a command injection vulnerability in the click.edit() function, allowing attackers to pass arbitrary OS commands from an unprivileged account.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pallets Click | Click | before 8.3.3 | 8.3.3 | Patch available | CNA |
- Click VendorPallets Click Affected before 8.3.3 Fixed in 8.3.3 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Click (Pallets Click) Fixed in 8.3.3
Red Hat 4 advisories
- RHSA-2026:73930 Released 2026-09-30 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat AI Inference Server 3.2.2 (rocm)
- Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.2 registry.redhat.io/rhaiis/vllm-rocm-rhel9
- RHSA-2026:73929 Released 2026-09-30 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat AI Inference Server 3.2.2 (cuda)
- Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.2 registry.redhat.io/rhaiis/vllm-cuda-rhel9
- RHSA-2026:24761 Released 2026-06-09 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 Product Security and Bug Fix Update
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 automation-controller-venv-tower-4.6.29-2.el8ap, automation-gateway-proxy-server-2.5.10-6.el8ap, automation-gateway-server-2.5.20260422-3.el8ap +4
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9 automation-controller-venv-tower-4.6.29-2.el9ap, automation-gateway-proxy-server-2.6.14-3.el9ap, automation-gateway-server-2.5.20260422-3.el9ap +4
Show 1 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2026:24762 Released 2026-06-09 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 Product Security and Bug Fix Update
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 10 python3-click-8.3.3-1.el10ap, receptor-1.6.5-1.el10ap, receptorctl-1.6.5-1.el10ap
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9 automation-controller-4.7.12-1.el9ap, automation-controller-cli-4.7.12-1.el9ap, automation-controller-server-4.7.12-1.el9ap +10
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:73929, RHSA-2026:73930 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:24761 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:24761 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 10 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:24762 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:24762 |
Not affected: 5 products
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 10
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-7246
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-7246 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-7246 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- CVE-2026-7246 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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