Catalyst Affected by Remote Code Execution as Root via Containerized Install Script Execution
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
Catalyst is a platform built for enterprise game server hosts, game communities, and billing panel integrations. Install scripts defined in server templates execute directly on the host operating system as root via bash -c, with no sandboxing or containerization. Any user with template.create or template.update permission can define arbitrary shell commands that achieve full root-level remote code execution on every node machine in the cluster. This vulnerability is fixed in commit 11980aaf3f46315b02777f325ba02c56b110165d.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| karutoil | catalyst | before 11980aaf3f46315b02777f325ba02c56b110165d | 11980aaf3f46315b02777f325ba02c56b110165d | Patch available | CNA |
- catalyst Vendorkarutoil Affected before 11980aaf3f46315b02777f325ba02c56b110165d Fixed in 11980aaf3f46315b02777f325ba02c56b110165d Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA catalyst (karutoil) Fixed in 11980aaf3f46315b02777f325ba02c56b110165d
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-26009
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the below the 50th percentile
References
Sources
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