CVE-2026-76561

Pki-core: dogtag/pki: certprofile-import allows code execution via unsanitized profile content (externalprocessconstraint)

HIGH
7.2
CVSS Score
Published: September 8, 2026 at 07:55 AM UTC
Updated: October 21, 2026 at 12:17 PM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorEnterprise LinuxCertificate System

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Severity
HIGH7.2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A flaw was found in Dogtag PKI, as used by FreeIPA's certificate authority component. The certificate profile import functionality does not fully validate uploaded profile content beyond the profile ID. An authenticated user with CA Administrator privileges can exploit Dogtag's ExternalProcessConstraint mechanism to execute arbitrary commands with attacker-controlled environment variables, achieving code execution as the pkiuser account.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

All versions7
Vendor states this is fixed in 0:11.3.0-3.el9_2 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 0:11.5.0-3.el9_4 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 0:11.6.0-3.el10_0.1 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 0:11.6.0-4.el9_6 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 0:11.7.1-2.el9_8 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 0:11.9.0-5.el10_2 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8100020260930154041.82f485b7 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6 (unknown)

References (9)

VDB Entryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: cverecord
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-76561
Issue Trackingx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: cverecord
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2519523
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: cverecord
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:73765
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: cverecord
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:73766
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: cverecord
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:75573
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: cverecord
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:86621
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: cverecord
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:86623
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: cverecord
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:86624

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.2HIGHredhat
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusAWAITING ANALYSIS
CWE
CWE-78

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