Unquoted shell variables in konflux-ci scripts allow command execution
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- 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-78.
Summary
Konflux-ci versions from 0.2.2 and from 0.2.3-rc.0 are affected. Deployment scripts do not properly quote shell variables, which lets supplied input trigger unintended command substitution (CWE-78). A local attacker who can supply arguments to the affected scripts can execute commands with the privileges of the deployment runner.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-03
Description from the CNA
A flaw was found in konflux-ci. This vulnerability allows arbitrary code execution due to improper quoting of shell variables in deployment scripts. A local attacker who can supply arguments to the affected scripts could exploit this issue to trigger unintended command substitution, executing commands with the privileges of the deployment runner.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | konflux-ci | 0.2.2; 0.2.3-rc.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- konflux-ci Vendor— Affected 0.2.2; 0.2.3-rc.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for konflux-ci.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-03
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-11-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-116958
- 2026-11-02 Alias added: GHSA-6cqg-7298-jcjp
- 2026-11-03 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-11-03 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-116958 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-116958 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6cqg-7298-jcjp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-116958 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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