CVE-2026-24712

Shell command execution via unsanitized external policy data

Published May 14, 2026 · Updated May 14, 2026

Command injection in Northern.tech CFEngine Enterprise and Community before 3.21.8, 3.24.3, and 3.27.0 allows attackers to run shell commands. CFEngine policy evaluation fails to sanitize externally sourced values before placing them into shell-command contexts for resource promises such as users and packages. Exploitation requires custom policy that processes attacker-controlled external data; the default configuration is not exploitable.

CVSS severity7.3
High
EPSS probability0.92%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Command injection in Northern.tech CFEngine Enterprise and Community before 3.21.8, 3.24.3, and 3.27.0 allows attackers to run shell commands. CFEngine policy evaluation fails to sanitize externally sourced values before placing them into shell-command contexts for resource promises such as users and packages. Exploitation requires custom policy that processes attacker-controlled external data; the default configuration is not exploitable.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-24712
Published
May 14, 2026
Updated
May 14, 2026
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-77, T1059
Attack vector
Unavailable
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 14, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 14, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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What conditions does exploitation require?

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Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

7.3CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
VectorUnavailable
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-77Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

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