CVSS 3.1
7.8 highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVE-2026-108472 Xfsprogs: xfsprogs: local privilege escalation via command injection in xfs_admin
High (7.8) in red hat. EPSS 0.9% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
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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.
Severity
- EPSS
- 0.9% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; 61st percentile. Scored 2026-11-13. A forecast for this CVE across the internet, not for your own systems.
- CISA's assessment (SSVC)
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total, assessed 2026-11-12. From CISA's Vulnrichment in the CVE List: whether it is exploited, whether exploiting it can be automated, and how much control it gives.
- CWE
- CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command (OS Command Injection)
- OWASP Top 10
- A05:2025 Injection
- Published
- Modified
- Assigned by
- redhat (CNA)
- NVD analysis
- Awaiting analysis
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
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Affected
- red hat:red hat enterprise linux 10
- red hat:red hat enterprise linux 10.2 extended update support
- red hat:red hat enterprise linux 7
- red hat:red hat enterprise linux 8
- red hat:red hat enterprise linux 9
- red hat:red hat enterprise linux 9.8 extended update support
- red hat:red hat openshift container platform 4
- red hat:red hat openshift container platform 5
Versions
From the CNA's record in the CVE List.
Fixed in
| Product | Fixed in |
|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | 0:6.16.0-2.el10_3 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.2 Extended Update Support | 0:6.16.0-2.el10_2 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | 0:5.0.0-13.el8_10 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | 0:6.4.0-10.el9_9 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.8 Extended Update Support | 0:6.4.0-8.el9_8 |
Fix and patched versions
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10: fixed in 0:6.16.0-2.el10_3
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.2 Extended Update Support: fixed in 0:6.16.0-2.el10_2
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8: fixed in 0:5.0.0-13.el8_10
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9: fixed in 0:6.4.0-10.el9_9
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.8 Extended Update Support: fixed in 0:6.4.0-8.el9_8
- Red Hat, Rocky Linux: fixed package versions per release
Linux distributions
| Distribution | Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | 12, 13, 14 | xfsprogs | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-108472 |
| Ubuntu | 14.04:LTS, 16.04:LTS, 18.04:LTS and 5 more | xfsprogs | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-108472 |
| Red Hat | enterprise_linux:8::baseos | xfsprogs, xfsprogs-devel, xfsprogs-debuginfo and 1 more | 0:5.0.0-13.el8_10 | RHSA-2026:99817 |
| Red Hat | enterprise_linux:9::appstream | xfsprogs-devel, xfsprogs-debuginfo, xfsprogs-xfs_scrub and 2 more | 0:6.4.0-10.el9_9 | RHSA-2026:99661 |
| Red Hat | enterprise_linux:9::baseos | xfsprogs, xfsprogs-debuginfo, xfsprogs-debugsource and 1 more | 0:6.4.0-10.el9_9 | RHSA-2026:99661 |
| Red Hat | enterprise_linux:10.3 | xfsprogs, xfsprogs-devel, xfsprogs-debuginfo and 3 more | 0:6.16.0-2.el10_3 | RHSA-2026:99660 |
| Red Hat | enterprise_linux_eus:10.2 | xfsprogs, xfsprogs-devel, xfsprogs-debuginfo and 3 more | 0:6.16.0-2.el10_2 | RHSA-2026:99659 |
| Red Hat | rhel_eus:9.8::appstream | xfsprogs-devel, xfsprogs-debuginfo, xfsprogs-xfs_scrub and 2 more | 0:6.4.0-8.el9_8 | RHSA-2026:99662 |
| Red Hat | rhel_eus:9.8::baseos | xfsprogs, xfsprogs-debuginfo, xfsprogs-debugsource and 1 more | 0:6.4.0-8.el9_8 | RHSA-2026:99662 |
| Rocky Linux | 9 | xfsprogs, xfsprogs-devel, xfsprogs-debuginfo and 3 more | 0:6.4.0-10.el9_9 | RLSA-2026:99661 |
| Rocky Linux | 10 | xfsprogs, xfsprogs-devel, xfsprogs-debuginfo and 3 more | 0:6.16.0-2.el10_3 | RLSA-2026:99660 |
From the distributions' data via OSV.dev: the Debian Security Tracker; Ubuntu Security Notices © Canonical Ltd., CC BY-SA 4.0; Red Hat Security Data © Red Hat, Inc., CC BY 4.0; Rocky Linux's errata, BSD-3-Clause. Modified: reformatted and linked to CVE records. Credits. On the distributions' own pages: Debian · Ubuntu · Red Hat.
Red Hat
Red Hat rates this Important.
This vulnerability is rated as Important because unauthorized local users who are able to supply parameters to xfs_admin through administrative delegation or automated provisioning tools can achieve arbitrary command execution and privilege escalation. On standard Red Hat Enterprise Linux installations, storage maintenance utilities are restricted to administrative accounts, preventing direct exposure to unprivileged users. However, in environments where untrusted inputs are passed to xfs_admin without proper validation, an attacker can compromise the host with the permissions of the executing process.
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.
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | xfsprogs | Affected | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | xfsprogs | Affected | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | xfsprogs | Affected | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | xfsprogs | Affected | |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-8 | Affected | |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9 | Affected | |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 | openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9 | Affected |
Contains Red Hat Security Data © Red Hat, Inc., licensed under CC BY 4.0. Source: https://access.redhat.com/security/data. Modified: reformatted. Red Hat's page for CVE-2026-108472.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- CAPEC-6 Argument Injection Likelihood: High · Severity: High
- CAPEC-15 Command Delimiters Likelihood: High · Severity: High
- CAPEC-43 Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers Likelihood: Medium · Severity: High
- CAPEC-88 OS Command Injection Likelihood: High · Severity: High
- CAPEC-108 Command Line Execution through SQL Injection Likelihood: Low · Severity: Very High
The attack patterns MITRE's CAPEC relates to this record's weaknesses, as MITRE names them. Credits.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:99659
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:99660
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:99661
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:99662
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:99817
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-108472
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2548925
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/11/11/27