{"cve":"CVE-2026-16524","nvd":{"published":"2026-07-30T06:25:02.460","modified":"2026-10-12T18:17:22.787","status":"Awaiting Analysis","description":"A command injection flaw in PCP's linux_sockets PMDA allows malicious shell metacharacters via the network.persocket.filter metric.\nThis failed validation lets attackers execute arbitrary commands as the PMDA user when metrics refresh.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-78"],"references":["https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:55560","https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:55617","https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:55740","https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:72272","https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:72273"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:46:40.600842820+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-16524","score":0.00702,"percentile":0.52988,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}