Apache CloudStack: RCE and SSRF in direct download, metalink and NFS templates

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-50112
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerapache
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-08-21 09:16:38 UTC
Updated2026-08-22 04:17:47 UTC
DescriptionSSRF via Metalink Mirror URL Resolution: An authenticated tenant can register a template pointing to an attacker-controlled metalink file containing internal targets. The Secondary Storage VM will retrieve the data and persist it as a template file, which can later be downloaded through normal APIs. RCE on KVM hypervisor via NFS, Metalink files with/without Direct Downloads: An authenticated CloudStack tenant holding the default User role can execute arbitrary shell commands as root on the KVM hypervisor host that runs other tenants' VMs. This is cross-tenant root on the underlying compute, reachable via the public CloudStack API. When a User registers a VM template with directDownload=true and a URL pointing to a .metalink file, the management server fetches the metalink XML and dispatches download to the KVM agent. Inner URLs inside the metalink XML are never re-validated against the scheme allowlist. These issues affect Apache CloudStack: from 4.14.0.0 through 4.20.3.0 and from 4.21.0.0 through 4.22.1.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.20.3.1 or 4.22.1.1 or later, which fixes the issue.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 8.8 HIGH from ADP

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

EPSS: 0.001720000 probability, percentile 0.068950000 (date 2026-08-21)

Problem Types: CWE-78 | CWE-918 | CWE-78 CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') | CWE-918 CWE-918 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1ADPDECLARED8.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0Secondary8.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Apache Software Foundation Apache CloudStack affected 4.14.0.0 4.20.3.0 semver Not specified
CNA Apache Software Foundation Apache CloudStack affected 4.21.0.0 4.22.1.0 semver Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
lists.apache.org/thread/g6cwddtjrwbh1d56wjz4cfp3fzfm4kbc [email protected] lists.apache.org
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Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: K (en)

CNA: Samy Ghannad <[email protected]> (en)

CNA: Katriel Moses <[email protected]> (en)

CNA: Venkatraman Kumar <[email protected]> (en)

CNA: Łukasz Bawolski <[email protected]> (en)

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