VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2026-16524
CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.70%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-07-30
Last modified2026-10-12
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
A command injection flaw in PCP's linux_sockets PMDA allows malicious shell metacharacters via the network.persocket.filter metric. This failed validation lets attackers execute arbitrary commands as the PMDA user when metrics refresh.
Weakness classification
- secalert@redhat.com: CWE-78