CVE-2026-56004
obs-service-tar_scm: command injection via mercurial handler
A shellcode injection in the mercurial handler of the obs tar_scm source service before version 0.12.4 could be used by attackers able to provide a _service file to execute code as the source service or the local user checking out the malicious services
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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
10.0
obs-service-tar_scm: command injection via mercurial handler
A shellcode injection in the mercurial handler of the obs tar_scm source service before version 0.12.4 could be used by attackers able to provide a _service file to execute code as the source service or the local user checking out the malicious services
- Record
CVE-2026-56004- CVSS 3.1
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-41404
10.0
A shellcode injection in the mercurial handler of the obs tar_scm source service before version 0.12.4 could be used by attackers able to provide a _service file to execute code as the source service or the local user checking out the malicious services
- Record
EUVD-2026-41404- CVSS 3.1
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f3xh-pcqp-fpcm
8.8
A shellcode injection in the mercurial handler of the obs tar_scm source service before version 0...
A shellcode injection in the mercurial handler of the obs tar_scm source service before version 0.12.4 could be used by attackers able to provide a _service file to execute code as the source service or the local user checking out the malicious services
- Record
GHSA-f3xh-pcqp-fpcm- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
10.0
A shellcode injection in the mercurial handler of the obs tar_scm source service before version 0.12.4 could be used by attackers able to provide a _service file to execute code as the source service or the local user checking out the malicious services
- Record
CVE-2026-56004- CVSS 3.1
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
10.0
obs-service-tar_scm: command injection via mercurial handler
A shellcode injection in the mercurial handler of the obs tar_scm source service before version 0.12.4 could be used by attackers able to provide a _service file to execute code as the source service or the local user checking out the malicious services
- Record
CVE-2026-56004- CVSS 3.1
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2026:11189-1 No score
obs-service-appimage-0.12.4-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the obs-service-appimage-0.12.4-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2026:11189-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
obs-service-tar_scmopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 0.12.4-1.1 | 0.12.4-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-56004 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Opensuse Buildservice, published July 2, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.66%, the 51st percentile. Fixed in obs-service-tar_scm 0.12.4-1.1.
References
github.com/openSUSE/obs-service-tar_scm/pull/552/changes/bcf29d318c671c45fe87dd9f995a4a0c78ecedd7
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-56004
github.com/advisories/GHSA-f3xh-pcqp-fpcm
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/56xxx/CVE-2026-56004.json
github.com/openSUSE/obs-service-tar_scm
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-56004