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Not in CISA KEVPublished CVSS 7.8 highEPSS 0.7% probability of exploitation in 30 daysFound by AI: AISLE
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CVE-2026-84837: Rpm: command injection in `rpmbuild -t*` (`gettarspec`) via unescaped tarball path

Is it exploited?

Not on CISA's list. CISA has not added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as of . If CISA adds it, this page shows it as known exploited.

How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?
0.7%

Down from 1.3% on .

EPSS score, percentile 53.1 of all scored records. A probability estimated by FIRST, not a report of exploitation.

How severe?
7.8 High

CVSS v3.1 base score, given by the CNA

What should I do?

CISA has set no required action, because the vulnerability is not in KEV.

Advisories and patches (1)

Which versions are affected?

Unaffected 6.1.0-1.3.hum1

Versions by product

Source: CISA KEV 2026.10.29, as of ; FIRST EPSS, as of ; CVE List, as of . About the data.

What to do

Workaround (from the CVE record)

To mitigate this issue, avoid using `rpmbuild -t*` with tarballs whose paths or filenames can be influenced by untrusted input. In automated build pipelines, ensure tarballs are staged into a trusted local directory and their names are normalized or validated to reject shell metacharacters before `rpmbuild` is invoked.

Advisories and patches

This summary is based on the CVE record as of . Check the vendor's advisory before you act: affected versions and fixes can change.

Affected products and versions

As listed in the CVE record.

Red Hat Red Hat Hardened Images
StatusVersions
Unaffected6.1.0-1.3.hum1

Versions not listed are: affected.

Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
StatusVersions

Versions not listed are: affected.

Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
StatusVersions

Versions not listed are: unknown.

Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
StatusVersions

Versions not listed are: affected.

Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
StatusVersions

Versions not listed are: affected.

Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
StatusVersions

Versions not listed are: affected.

Versions the record lists as unaffected: 6.1.0-1.3.hum1.

Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.

About this vulnerability

A flaw was found in rpm. An attacker can exploit a command injection vulnerability by influencing the path or filename of a tarball processed by `rpmbuild -t*` to include shell metacharacters. This is particularly relevant in automated build or continuous integration (CI) workflows that ingest externally supplied artifact names. Successful exploitation allows for arbitrary command execution with…

Summary: CVE record, as of .

  • CISA has not added CVE-2026-84837 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, as of 29 Oct 2026.
  • The CVE record was published on 2 Sep 2026.
  • The CVE record carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (High), given by its CNA.
  • FIRST's EPSS model puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.7% (percentile 53.1), as of 29 Oct 2026. EPSS is a statistical estimate, not a report of exploitation.
  • CISA's SSVC assessment in the CVE record: exploitation none, automatable no, technical impact total.
  • The credits in the CVE record name AISLE as finder.

Source: CISA KEV 2026.10.29, as of ; CVE List, as of ; FIRST EPSS, as of . About the data.

Description

Rpm: command injection in `rpmbuild -t*` (`gettarspec`) via unescaped tarball path

A flaw was found in rpm. An attacker can exploit a command injection vulnerability by influencing the path or filename of a tarball processed by `rpmbuild -t*` to include shell metacharacters. This is particularly relevant in automated build or continuous integration (CI) workflows that ingest externally supplied artifact names. Successful exploitation allows for arbitrary command execution with the privileges of the build user, which could lead to information disclosure or disruption of the build environment.

Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.

Weakness

CWE-78

CWE and CAPEC are maintained by MITRE; the entries are those named in the CVE record.

Timeline

DateEvent
CVE record published
CVE record last updated

References

2

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