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CVE-2026-95519

Rpm: code execution via macro expansion of manifest entries in `rpmgi` (`-q -p` / verify manifest flows)

7.8 HighFix available

A flaw was found in rpm. An attacker can supply a crafted manifest file that, when processed by a user or automation using rpm -q -p or similar manifest-processing flows, leads to arbitrary code execution. This occurs because manifest entries are unexpectedly macro-expanded before being opened, allowing embedded shell commands to run with the privileges of the rpm process. Successful exploitation can lead to a full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability for the affected account.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.19%Unchanged since Sep 25, 2026
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.8

Rpm: code execution via macro expansion of manifest entries in `rpmgi` (`-q -p` / verify manifest flows)

A flaw was found in rpm. An attacker can supply a crafted manifest file that, when processed by a user or automation using rpm -q -p or similar manifest-processing flows, leads to arbitrary code execution. This occurs because manifest entries are unexpectedly macro-expanded before being opened, allowing embedded shell commands to run with the privileges of the rpm process. Successful exploitation can lead to a full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability for the affected account.

Record
CVE-2026-95519
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-78
Updated
2026-11-06
EUVDEUVD-2026-85877 7.8

A flaw was found in rpm. An attacker can supply a crafted manifest file that, when processed by a user or automation using rpm -q -p or similar manifest-processing flows, leads to arbitrary code execution. This occurs because manifest entries are unexpectedly macro-expanded before being opened, allowing embedded shell commands to run with the privileges of the rpm process. Successful exploitation can lead to a full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability for the affected account.

Record
EUVD-2026-85877
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-06
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r6wm-889r-jqv7 7.8

A flaw was found in rpm. An attacker can supply a crafted manifest file that, when processed by a...

A flaw was found in rpm. An attacker can supply a crafted manifest file that, when processed by a user or automation using rpm -q -p or similar manifest-processing flows, leads to arbitrary code execution. This occurs because manifest entries are unexpectedly macro-expanded before being opened, allowing embedded shell commands to run with the privileges of the rpm process. Successful exploitation can lead to a full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability for the affected account.

Record
GHSA-r6wm-889r-jqv7
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-78
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 7.8

A flaw was found in rpm. An attacker can supply a crafted manifest file that, when processed by a user or automation using rpm -q -p or similar manifest-processing flows, leads to arbitrary code execution. This occurs because manifest entries are unexpectedly macro-expanded before being opened, allowing embedded shell commands to run with the privileges of the rpm process. Successful exploitation can lead to a full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability for the affected account.

Record
CVE-2026-95519
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-78
Updated
2026-11-06
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-95519 7.8

A flaw was found in rpm. An attacker can supply a crafted manifest file that, when processed by a user or automation using rpm -q -p or similar manifest-processing flows, leads to arbitrary code execution. This occurs because manifest entries are unexpectedly macro-expanded before being opened, allowing embedded shell commands to run with the privileges of the rpm process. Successful exploitation can lead to a full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability for the affected account.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-95519
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-07
OSVOESA-2026-4802 7.8

rpm security update

The RPM Package Manager (RPM) is a powerful package management system capability as below

Security Fix(es):

A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in rpm. RPMTAG_FILESIGNATURES in a crafted, unsigned RPM package's main header is declared with the wrong header type, causing hex2binv() to allocate a one-byte buffer and then write the tag's attacker-controlled, hex-decoded content — of attacker-chosen length — past the end of that allocation. This is reachable via rpm2cpio, rpm2archive, and rpm -qlvp on an untrusted package.(CVE-2026-103242)

A flaw was found in rpm. An attacker can supply a crafted manifest file that, when processed by a user or automation using rpm -q -p or similar manifest-processing flows, leads to arbitrary code execution. This occurs because manifest entries are unexpectedly macro-expanded before being opened, allowing embedded shell commands to run with the privileges of the rpm process. Successful exploitation can lead to a full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability for the affected account.(CVE-2026-95519)

Record
OESA-2026-4802
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-11
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OSVOESA-2026-4803 7.8

rpm security update

The RPM Package Manager (RPM) is a powerful package management system capability as below

Security Fix(es):

A flaw was found in rpm. An attacker can supply a crafted manifest file that, when processed by a user or automation using rpm -q -p or similar manifest-processing flows, leads to arbitrary code execution. This occurs because manifest entries are unexpectedly macro-expanded before being opened, allowing embedded shell commands to run with the privileges of the rpm process. Successful exploitation can lead to a full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability for the affected account.(CVE-2026-95519)

Record
OESA-2026-4803
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-11
OSVOESA-2026-4804 7.8

rpm security update

The RPM Package Manager (RPM) is a powerful package management system capability as below

Security Fix(es):

A flaw was found in rpm. An attacker can supply a crafted manifest file that, when processed by a user or automation using rpm -q -p or similar manifest-processing flows, leads to arbitrary code execution. This occurs because manifest entries are unexpectedly macro-expanded before being opened, allowing embedded shell commands to run with the privileges of the rpm process. Successful exploitation can lead to a full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability for the affected account.(CVE-2026-95519)

Record
OESA-2026-4804
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-11
OSVOESA-2026-4805 7.8

rpm security update

The RPM Package Manager (RPM) is a powerful package management system capability as below

Security Fix(es):

A flaw was found in rpm. An attacker can supply a crafted manifest file that, when processed by a user or automation using rpm -q -p or similar manifest-processing flows, leads to arbitrary code execution. This occurs because manifest entries are unexpectedly macro-expanded before being opened, allowing embedded shell commands to run with the privileges of the rpm process. Successful exploitation can lead to a full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability for the affected account.(CVE-2026-95519)

Record
OESA-2026-4805
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-11
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-95519 7.8

A flaw was found in rpm. An attacker can supply a crafted manifest file that, when processed by a user or automation using rpm -q -p or similar manifest-processing flows, leads to arbitrary code execution. This occurs because manifest entries are unexpectedly macro-expanded before being opened, allowing embedded shell commands to run with the privileges of the rpm process. Successful exploitation can lead to a full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability for the affected account.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-95519
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVAZL-105329 No score

CVE-2026-95519 affecting package rpm 4.18.2-2

A flaw was found in rpm. An attacker can supply a crafted manifest file that, when processed by a user or automation using rpm -q -p or similar manifest-processing flows, leads to arbitrary code execution. This occurs because manifest entries are unexpectedly macro-expanded before being opened, allowing embedded shell commands to run with the privileges of the rpm process. Successful exploitation can lead to a full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability for the affected account.

Record
AZL-105329
Updated
2026-11-05
OSVCLSA-2026-1792688613 No score

rpm: Fix of 3 CVEs

  • CVE-2026-95519: do not macro expand manifest entries and package paths in rpmgi before opening them
  • CVE-2026-95521: do not macro expand source package file basenames when installing or rebuilding a source RPM
  • CVE-2026-78367: do not macro expand the spec file name when parsing a spec, such as one taken from a tarball by rpmbuild -t
Record
CLSA-2026-1792688613
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVCLSA-2026-1792689108 No score

rpm: Fix of 3 CVEs

  • CVE-2026-95519: do not macro expand manifest entries and package paths in rpmgi before opening them
  • CVE-2026-95521: do not macro expand source package file basenames when installing or rebuilding a source RPM
  • CVE-2026-78367: do not macro expand the spec file name when parsing a spec, such as one taken from a tarball by rpmbuild -t
Record
CLSA-2026-1792689108
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
rpm
Azure Linux:3
through 4.18.2-2 None known
rpm
TuxCare:OracleLinux:7
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 4.11.3-48.0.3.el7_9.tuxcare.els2
4.11.3-48.0.3.el7_9.tuxcare.els2
rpm-apidocs
TuxCare:OracleLinux:7
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 4.11.3-48.0.3.el7_9.tuxcare.els2
4.11.3-48.0.3.el7_9.tuxcare.els2
rpm-build
TuxCare:OracleLinux:7
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 4.11.3-48.0.3.el7_9.tuxcare.els2
4.11.3-48.0.3.el7_9.tuxcare.els2
rpm-build-libs
TuxCare:OracleLinux:7
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 4.11.3-48.0.3.el7_9.tuxcare.els2
4.11.3-48.0.3.el7_9.tuxcare.els2
rpm-cron
TuxCare:OracleLinux:7
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 4.11.3-48.0.3.el7_9.tuxcare.els2
4.11.3-48.0.3.el7_9.tuxcare.els2
rpm-devel
TuxCare:OracleLinux:7
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 4.11.3-48.0.3.el7_9.tuxcare.els2
4.11.3-48.0.3.el7_9.tuxcare.els2
rpm-libs
TuxCare:OracleLinux:7
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 4.11.3-48.0.3.el7_9.tuxcare.els2
4.11.3-48.0.3.el7_9.tuxcare.els2
rpm-plugin-systemd-inhibit
TuxCare:OracleLinux:7
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 4.11.3-48.0.3.el7_9.tuxcare.els2
4.11.3-48.0.3.el7_9.tuxcare.els2
rpm-python
TuxCare:OracleLinux:7
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 4.11.3-48.0.3.el7_9.tuxcare.els2
4.11.3-48.0.3.el7_9.tuxcare.els2
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
rpm-sign
TuxCare:OracleLinux:7
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 4.11.3-48.0.3.el7_9.tuxcare.els2
4.11.3-48.0.3.el7_9.tuxcare.els2
rpm
TuxCare:RHEL:7
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 4.11.3-48.0.3.el7_9.tuxcare.els2
4.11.3-48.0.3.el7_9.tuxcare.els2
rpm-apidocs
TuxCare:RHEL:7
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 4.11.3-48.0.3.el7_9.tuxcare.els2
4.11.3-48.0.3.el7_9.tuxcare.els2
rpm-build
TuxCare:RHEL:7
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 4.11.3-48.0.3.el7_9.tuxcare.els2
4.11.3-48.0.3.el7_9.tuxcare.els2
rpm-build-libs
TuxCare:RHEL:7
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 4.11.3-48.0.3.el7_9.tuxcare.els2
4.11.3-48.0.3.el7_9.tuxcare.els2
rpm-cron
TuxCare:RHEL:7
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 4.11.3-48.0.3.el7_9.tuxcare.els2
4.11.3-48.0.3.el7_9.tuxcare.els2
rpm-devel
TuxCare:RHEL:7
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 4.11.3-48.0.3.el7_9.tuxcare.els2
4.11.3-48.0.3.el7_9.tuxcare.els2
rpm-libs
TuxCare:RHEL:7
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 4.11.3-48.0.3.el7_9.tuxcare.els2
4.11.3-48.0.3.el7_9.tuxcare.els2
rpm-plugin-systemd-inhibit
TuxCare:RHEL:7
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 4.11.3-48.0.3.el7_9.tuxcare.els2
4.11.3-48.0.3.el7_9.tuxcare.els2
rpm-python
TuxCare:RHEL:7
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 4.11.3-48.0.3.el7_9.tuxcare.els2
4.11.3-48.0.3.el7_9.tuxcare.els2
rpm-sign
TuxCare:RHEL:7
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 4.11.3-48.0.3.el7_9.tuxcare.els2
4.11.3-48.0.3.el7_9.tuxcare.els2
rpm
Debian:12
All versions, plus listed versions
4.18.0+dfsg-14.18.0+dfsg-1+deb12u14.18.2+dfsg-14.18.2+dfsg-1.1~exp14.18.2+dfsg-2
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4.18.2+dfsg-2.14.18.2+dfsg-2.1~exp14.19.1.1+dfsg-14.19.1.1+dfsg-1~exp4.20.0+dfsg-14.20.0+dfsg-24.20.0+dfsg-34.20.0+dfsg-44.20.1+dfsg-14.20.1+dfsg-24.20.1+dfsg-36.0.0-16.0.0-26.0.1-16.1.0-1
None known
rpm
Debian:13
All versions, plus listed versions
4.20.1+dfsg-36.0.0-16.0.0-26.0.1-16.1.0-1
None known
rpm
Debian:14
All versions, plus listed versions
4.20.1+dfsg-36.0.0-16.0.0-26.0.1-16.1.0-1
None known
rpm
openEuler:24.03-LTS-SP4
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 4.18.2-44.oe2403sp4
4.18.2-44.oe2403sp4
rpm
openEuler:22.03-LTS-SP4
before 4.17.0-55.oe2203sp4
4.17.0-55.oe2203sp4
rpm
openEuler:24.03-LTS-SP1
before 4.18.2-44.oe2403sp1
4.18.2-44.oe2403sp1
rpm
openEuler:24.03-LTS-SP3
before 4.18.2-44.oe2403sp3
4.18.2-44.oe2403sp3
rpm
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
4.11.1-24.11.1-34.11.1-3ubuntu0.14.11.1-3ubuntu0.1+esm1
None known
rpm
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
4.12.0.1+dfsg1-3build24.12.0.1+dfsg1-3build34.12.0.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.1~esm1
None known
rpm
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
4.12.0.2+dfsg1-2build24.14.0+dfsg1-24.14.1+dfsg1-24.14.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
None known
rpm
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
4.14.2.1+dfsg1-14.14.2.1+dfsg1-1build14.14.2.1+dfsg1-1build24.14.2.1+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
None known
rpm
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
4.16.1.2+dfsg1-3ubuntu14.16.1.2+dfsg1-3ubuntu34.17.0+dfsg1-14.17.0+dfsg1-34.17.0+dfsg1-44.17.0+dfsg1-4build1
None known
rpm
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
4.18.0+dfsg-1build14.18.0+dfsg-1build24.18.2+dfsg-14.18.2+dfsg-24.18.2+dfsg-2.1build14.18.2+dfsg-2.1build2
None known
rpm
Ubuntu:26.10
All versions, plus listed versions
6.0.1-1build16.1.0-1
None known
rpm
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
4.20.1+dfsg-36.0.0-26.0.1-16.0.1-1build1
None known

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, aliases, facts, referencesNVD, OSV
affected, facts, productsCVE List, EUVD, NVD
factsEUVD, OSV
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-95519 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, published September 24, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.19%, the 8th percentile. Fixed in rpm 4.17.0-55.oe2203sp4.

References

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