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Argument injection in Infoblox NIOS enables privilege escalation

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Privilege escalation, Security bypass, Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269, CWE-284 and CWE-88.

Summary

Infoblox NIOS versions from 9.0.x through 9.1.0 are affected. Improper neutralization of argument delimiters in troubleshooting commands lets an authenticated high-privilege user inject arguments over the network and escalate privileges, with high impact to confidentiality, integrity and availability (CWE-88).

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

Description from the CNA

An authenticated high privilege user can inject arguments in troubleshooting commands resulting in privilege escalation.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00294 22nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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
InfobloxNIOS9.0.x – 9.1.0—No fix listedCNA
  • NIOS VendorInfoblox Affected 9.0.x – 9.1.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for Infoblox NIOS.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-08 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-107510
  2. 2026-10-08 Alias added: GHSA-hgvr-pf8h-6rjx
  3. 2026-10-09 1 new reference · CNA
  4. 2026-10-10 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM

References

  • TI-2025-23845 An issue was discovered in Infoblox NETMRI before 7.6.1. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2004-00415 Buffer overflow in the logging capability for the DHCP daemon (DHCPD) for ISC DHCP… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2025-23844 An issue was discovered in Infoblox NETMRI before 7.6.1. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2004-00416 The DHCP daemon (DHCPD) for ISC DHCP 3.0.1rc12 and 3.0.1rc13, when compiled in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2022-11560 A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Infoblox NIOS v8.5.2-409296 allows… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
  • TI-2025-23846 An issue was discovered in Infoblox NETMRI before 7.6.1. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
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Sources