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OS command injection in Rundeck Windows job option quoting

Priority LOW 38CWE-78Published · Updated

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

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01216 68th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed rundeck (rundeck): 6.2.0

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
rundeckrundeckbefore 6.2.06.2.0Patch availableCNA
  • rundeck Vendorrundeck Affected before 6.2.0 Fixed in 6.2.0 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:pagerduty:rundeck:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——rundeck
  • cpe:2.3:a:pagerduty:rundeck:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·rundeck

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

  1. 2026-10-07 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-106056
  2. 2026-10-07 Alias added: GHSA-jv2x-5hph-7fp2
  3. 2026-10-07 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  4. 2026-10-07 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW

References

  • 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
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Sources