CVE-2026-44932CWE-78

indirect remote shell command injection via unsanitized DHCP options in wicked

High · published June 16, 2026

CVSS v3.1
8.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
41.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Passing of unsanitized strings from DHCP replies into the wicked dhcp client before wicked 0.6.79 could be used by attackers operating a malicious DHCP server to execute code on the local machine.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00490 · 41.2th percentile
Weakness
CWE-78 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Published
2026-06-16T15:26Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 16 JUN 15:26Z
    indirect remote shell command injection via unsanitized DHCP options in wicked
    cvelistv5