🛡️ CVE-2026-71212

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. A user must be tricked into taking some action. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity low, availability low.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

• Attack vector: Local — a local account, shell or session on the host is needed.
• Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
• Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
• User interaction: Required — someone has to click, open or visit something.
• Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
• Confidentiality impact: None.
• Integrity impact: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.
• Availability impact: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.

Weakness class

CVE-2026-71212 is classified as CWE-88: Argument Injection. Input is passed into a command line without separating data from options, letting an attacker introduce extra arguments.

Affected software

CVE-2026-71212 is recorded against 1 package.

• unknown

Timeline and source

Published on 5 August 2026 and last revised on 10 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from NVD.

References

cwe.mitre.org

Other advisories for this package

unknown has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

• CVE-2022-4995 (9.8 Critical, published 7 Aug 2026)
• CVE-2022-4994 (published 30 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2023-49899 (9.8 Critical, published 16 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2023-49900 (9.8 Critical, published 16 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2022-4990 (published 3 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2022-4989 (published 3 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2022-50973 (9.8 Critical, published 2 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2023-20572 (published 26 Jun 2026)

Same weakness in other software

These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-88: Argument Injection) in other software:

• CVE-2026-52817 (8.0 High, published 18 Aug 2026)
• CVE-2026-18157 (7.8 High, published 31 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2026-43698 (7.8 High, published 27 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2026-16796 (8.0 High, published 24 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2026-44210 (9.9 Critical, published 23 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2026-44189 (7.8 High, published 22 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2026-16493 (7.8 High, published 21 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2026-15793 (7.5 High, published 21 Jul 2026)

Details

Affected Packages

References