Local Command Execution via Macro Expansion in rpm's rpmuncompress
CVE-2026-84233 Published on September 1, 2026
Rpm: command execution via macro expansion in `rpmuncompress -x` for crafted `.gem` filenames
A flaw was found in rpm. A local attacker could supply a specially crafted `.gem` filename containing RPM macro syntax. When a user or automated workflow invokes `rpmuncompress -x` on this file, the macro expansion occurs during command construction. This allows the attacker to execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the invoking account, leading to a compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-84233 can be exploited with local system access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Timeline
Reported to Red Hat.
Made public. 106 days later.
Weakness Type
What is a Shell injection Vulnerability?
The software constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.
CVE-2026-84233 has been classified to as a Shell injection vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-84233
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