HIGH 7.8 NVD
CVE-2026-16524
A command injection flaw in PCP's linux_sockets PMDA allows malicious shell metacharacters via the network.persocket.filter metric. This failed validation lets
A command injection flaw in PCP's linux_sockets PMDA allows malicious shell metacharacters via the network.persocket.filter metric.
This failed validation lets attackers execute arbitrary commands as the PMDA user when metrics refresh.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-16524
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2506023
This high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 was published on 2026-07-30 via NVD.
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