CVE-2026-24712
Northern.tech CFEngine Enterprise and Community before 3.21.8, 3.24.3, and 3.27.0 allows Command...
Northern.tech CFEngine Enterprise and Community before 3.21.8, 3.24.3, and 3.27.0 allows Command injection.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
7.3
Northern.tech CFEngine Enterprise and Community before 3.21.8, 3.24.3, and 3.27.0 allows Command injection.
- Record
CVE-2026-24712- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-30276
7.3
Northern.tech CFEngine Enterprise and Community before 3.21.8, 3.24.3, and 3.27.0 allows Command injection.
- Record
EUVD-2026-30276- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mcq4-jrhv-99mg
7.3
Northern.tech CFEngine Enterprise and Community before 3.21.8, 3.24.3, and 3.27.0 allows Command...
Northern.tech CFEngine Enterprise and Community before 3.21.8, 3.24.3, and 3.27.0 allows Command injection.
- Record
GHSA-mcq4-jrhv-99mg- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
7.3
Northern.tech CFEngine Enterprise and Community before 3.21.8, 3.24.3, and 3.27.0 allows Command injection.
- Record
CVE-2026-24712- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
7.3
Northern.tech CFEngine Enterprise and Community before 3.21.8, 3.24.3, and 3.27.0 allows Command injection.
- Record
CVE-2026-24712- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-24712
7.3
Northern.tech CFEngine Enterprise and Community before 3.21.8, 3.24.3, and 3.27.0 allows Command injection.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-24712- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-24712
7.3
Northern.tech CFEngine Enterprise and Community before 3.21.8, 3.24.3, and 3.27.0 allows Command injection.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-24712- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
cfengine3Debian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.21.0-23.21.0-33.21.4-13.21.4-1.13.21.4-1.2 Show 9 moreShow less3.24.0-13.24.0-23.24.1-13.24.1-23.24.2-13.24.4-13.24.4-1~bpo13+13.27.1-13.27.1-2 |
None known |
cfengine3Debian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.24.1-23.24.2-13.24.4-13.24.4-1~bpo13+13.27.1-13.27.1-2 |
None known |
cfengine3Debian:14 |
before 3.24.4-1, plus listed versions 3.24.1-23.24.2-13.24.4-1~bpo13+1 |
3.24.4-1 |
cfengine3Ubuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.6.2-43.6.2-4ubuntu1 |
None known |
cfengine3Ubuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.9.1-4.2ubuntu13.10.2-23.10.2-33.10.2-43.10.2-4build1 |
None known |
cfengine3Ubuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.12.1-2 |
None known |
cfengine3Ubuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.21.0-23.21.0-3 |
None known |
cfengine3Ubuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.24.1-2syncable13.24.2-1build1 |
None known |
cfengine3Ubuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.24.2-1build13.24.4-13.27.1-2 |
None known |
cfengine3Ubuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.24.2-1build1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-24712 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.3) in Northern.tech Cfengine, published May 14, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.92%, the 60th percentile. Fixed in cfengine3 3.24.4-1.
References
northern.tech
cfengine.com/blog/2026/cve-2026-24710-and-cve-2026-24711-and-cve-2026-24712
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-24712
github.com/advisories/GHSA-mcq4-jrhv-99mg
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/24xxx/CVE-2026-24712.json
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-24712
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-24712
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-24712