User-controlled variables inserted unescaped into shell scripts and Kubernetes manifests
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
In openshift-metal3/fakefish there is a repeated pattern in some of the scripts where shell variables are injected without quoting them either into command lines or into manifests. This mostly applies to the Image URL and BMC credentials (which are not verified by FakeFish).
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
No affected products listed by the sources yet.
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-71567
References
More openshift-metal3 vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-50136 KubeVirt backend is not authenticated CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-50138 BMCtest exposes Ironic without authentication and TLS during the test CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
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