OS command injection in Rundeck Windows job option quoting
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
Rundeck before 6.2.0 contains an OS command injection flaw (CWE-78) that lets authenticated users with job run permission execute commands on Windows nodes. Attackers can inject cmd.exe metacharacters such as && or | into free-text job options, because CLIUtils.quoteWindowsCMDArg wraps them in single quotes that do not neutralize them. Injected commands run with the node executor's credential privileges.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
Rundeck before 6.2.0 contains an OS command injection vulnerability that allows authenticated users with job run permission to execute commands on Windows nodes by supplying crafted option values. Attackers can inject cmd.exe metacharacters such as && or | into free-text options, which CLIUtils.quoteWindowsCMDArg wraps in ineffective single quotes, running commands with node executor credential privileges.
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
Remediation
Rundeck users should upgrade to version 6.2.0, which fixes this issue.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
- Fix · CNA rundeck (rundeck) Fixed in 6.2.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-07 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-106056
- 2026-10-07 Alias added: GHSA-jv2x-5hph-7fp2
- 2026-10-07 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-07 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
References
More rundeck vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-62508 Rundeck through 6.2.1 Authorization Bypass via Project Import CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2022-11729 Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key in rundeck/rundeck, rundeckpro/enterprise CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-16519 YAML deserialization can run untrusted code CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-13089 Plaintext Storage of Keys and Passwords in Rundeck and PagerDuty Process Automation CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2019-02812 CF CLI writes the client id and secret to config file CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2021-17951 Missing Authorization in Rundeck CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-106056 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-106056 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jv2x-5hph-7fp2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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