Xfsprogs: xfsprogs: local privilege escalation via command injection in xfs_admin

Summary

CVE	CVE-2026-108472
State	PUBLISHED
Assigner	redhat
Source Priority	CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published	2026-11-11 19:17:29 UTC
Updated	2026-11-13 00:20:07 UTC
Description	A flaw was found in the xfs_admin utility in xfsprogs. The tool does not properly validate user-supplied parameters, allowing operating system command injection. A local attacker can exploit this issue by providing crafted input arguments, which may result in arbitrary command execution and local privilege escalation depending on how xfs_admin is executed.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.009080000 probability, percentile 0.604130000 (date 2026-11-12)

Problem Types: CWE-78 | CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command

Version	Source	Type	Score	Severity	Vector
3.1	[email protected]	Secondary	7.8	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
3.1	CNA	CVSS	7.8	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vendor Declared Affected Products

Source	Vendor	Product	Version	Platforms
CNA	Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10	unaffected 0:6.16.0-2.el10_3 * rpm	Not specified
CNA	Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.2 Extended Update Support	unaffected 0:6.16.0-2.el10_2 * rpm	Not specified
CNA	Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8	unaffected 0:5.0.0-13.el8_10 * rpm	Not specified
CNA	Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9	unaffected 0:6.4.0-10.el9_9 * rpm	Not specified
CNA	Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9	unaffected 0:6.4.0-10.el9_9 * rpm	Not specified
CNA	Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.8 Extended Update Support	unaffected 0:6.4.0-8.el9_8 * rpm	Not specified
CNA	Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7	Not specified	Not specified
CNA	Red Hat	Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4	Not specified	Not specified
CNA	Red Hat	Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4	Not specified	Not specified
CNA	Red Hat	Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5	Not specified	Not specified

References

Reference	Source	Link	Tags
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:99662	[email protected]	access.redhat.com
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/11/11/27	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.openwall.com
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:99661	[email protected]	access.redhat.com
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-108472	[email protected]	access.redhat.com
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:99660	[email protected]	access.redhat.com
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:99659	[email protected]	access.redhat.com
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:99817	[email protected]	access.redhat.com
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi	[email protected]	bugzilla.redhat.com
CVE Program record	CVE.ORG	www.cve.org	canonical
NVD vulnerability detail	NVD	nvd.nist.gov	canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Red Hat would like to thank Hazley Samsudin (GovTech CSG) for reporting this issue. (en)

Additional Advisory Data

Source	Time	Event
CNA	2026-10-09T00:00:00.000Z	Reported to Red Hat.
CNA	2026-11-11T00:00:00.000Z	Made public.

Workarounds

CNA: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.

There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.