DIRAC: RCE in RequestManager due to eval on untrusted input
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 and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-95.
Summary
DIRAC is an interware, meaning a software framework for distributed computing. Prior to versions 8.0.79, 9.0.22, and 9.1.10, the RequestManagementSystem/Service/ReqManagerHandler.py export_getRequestCountersWeb function passes an authenticated caller-controlled groupingAttribute to RequestManagementSystem/DB/RequestDB.py getRequestCountersWeb. An unrecognized value is resolved against the Request object and evaluated as Python code, allowing a crafted dunder attribute expression to reach operating-system functions and execute commands as the account running the DIRAC services. Successful exploitation can expose dirac.cfg, database passwords, stored proxies, and tokens, fully compromise the DIRAC system, and allow alteration of local log evidence. This issue is fixed in versions 8.0.79, 9.0.22, and 9.1.10.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIRACGrid | DIRAC | 6r0 to before 8.0.79; 9.0.0a1 to before 9.0.22; 9.1.0 to before 9.1.10 | 8.0.79, 9.0.22, 9.1.10 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | DIRAC (PyPI) | 6 to before 8.0.79 | 8.0.79 | Patch available | GHSA-9jpv-c7p4-997x |
| — | DIRAC (PyPI) | 8.1.0a1 to before 9.0.22 | 9.0.22 | Patch available | GHSA-9jpv-c7p4-997x |
| — | DIRAC (PyPI) | 9.1.0 to before 9.1.10 | 9.1.10 | Patch available | GHSA-9jpv-c7p4-997x |
- DIRAC VendorDIRACGrid Affected 6r0 to before 8.0.79; 9.0.0a1 to before 9.0.22; 9.1.0 to before 9.1.10 Fixed in 8.0.79, 9.0.22, 9.1.10 Patch available CNA
- DIRAC (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 6 to before 8.0.79 Fixed in 8.0.79 Patch available GHSA-9jpv-c7p4-997x
- DIRAC (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 8.1.0a1 to before 9.0.22 Fixed in 9.0.22 Patch available GHSA-9jpv-c7p4-997x
- DIRAC (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 9.1.0 to before 9.1.10 Fixed in 9.1.10 Patch available GHSA-9jpv-c7p4-997x
Remediation
- Fix · CNA DIRAC (DIRACGrid) Fixed in 8.0.79, 9.0.22, 9.1.10
- Fix · GHSA-9jpv-c7p4-997x DIRAC (PyPI) Fixed in 8.0.79 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-9jpv-c7p4-997x DIRAC (PyPI) Fixed in 9.0.22 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-9jpv-c7p4-997x DIRAC (PyPI) Fixed in 9.1.10 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-45579
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9jpv-c7p4-997x
References
Other 11
- https://github.com/DIRACGrid/DIRAC/security/advisories/GHSA-9jpv-c7p4-997x
- https://github.com/DIRACGrid/DIRAC/commit/8ec11072f48103d94e8b7cca831e2c7ce304d6c7
- https://github.com/DIRACGrid/DIRAC/commit/99f1af88b525e69a77f204aebf7d8df3b6056142
- https://github.com/DIRACGrid/DIRAC/commit/a6f75ce5d369254d46ca6f1d39e3f384366fa396
- https://github.com/DIRACGrid/DIRAC/releases/tag/v8.0.79
- https://github.com/DIRACGrid/DIRAC/releases/tag/v9.0.22
- https://github.com/DIRACGrid/DIRAC/releases/tag/v9.1.10
- https://github.com/DIRACGrid/DIRAC
- https://pypi.org/project/DIRAC/8.0.79
- https://pypi.org/project/DIRAC/9.0.22
- https://pypi.org/project/DIRAC/9.1.10
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- TI-2024-16342 TokenManager not checking permissions on cached tokens in DIRAC CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-44155 DIRAC: Pilot code downloaded over unverified HTTPS connection CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2024-19672 DIRAC: Unauthorized users can read proxy contents during generation CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-45579 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-45579 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9jpv-c7p4-997x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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