CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-26191

CriticalCVSS 9.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
0.77%

55th percentile - higher than 55% of all known CVEs

Summary

In Fleet prior to version 4.81.0, metadata from software packages (.pkg, .deb, .rpm, .exe, .msi) is not properly sanitized before being included in generated uninstall scripts. A crafted package with malicious metadata values can cause arbitrary command execution as root (macOS/Linux) or SYSTEM (Windows) on managed endpoints when uninstall is triggered.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could gain full control over managed endpoints, compromising confidentiality, integrity, and availability of organizational systems.

Recommendation

Upgrade Fleet to version 4.81.0 or later. If an immediate upgrade is not possible, avoid uploading packages from untrusted sources and manually inspect auto-generated uninstall scripts before deployment.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Fleet is open source device management software. Prior to version 4.81.0, a vulnerability in Fleet's software installer pipeline could allow a crafted software package to execute arbitrary commands as root (macOS/Linux) or SYSTEM (Windows) on managed endpoints when an uninstall is triggered. When a software package (.pkg, .deb, .rpm, .exe, or .msi) is uploaded to Fleet, metadata is extracted from the package binary and used to generate uninstall scripts. In affected versions, this metadata is not properly sanitized before being included in the generated scripts. A specially crafted package containing malicious values in its metadata fields could result in unintended command execution when the uninstall script runs on managed endpoints. Version 4.81.0 contains a patch. If an immediate upgrade is not possible, administrators should avoid uploading software packages obtained from untrusted or unverified sources. Additionally, administrators can manually inspect and edit auto-generated uninstall scripts before deployment.

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