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Public vulnerability disclosure

CVE-2026-76561

Pki-core: dogtag/pki: certprofile-import allows code execution via unsanitized profile content (externalprocessconstraint)

publishedCWE-78

A flaw was found in Dogtag PKI, as used by FreeIPA's certificate authority component. The certificate profile import functionality does not fully validate uploaded profile content beyond the profile ID. An authenticated user with CA Administrator privileges can exploit Dogtag's ExternalProcessConstraint mechanism to execute arbitrary commands with attacker-controlled environment variables, achieving code execution as the pkiuser account.

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Technical severity7.2 highCVSS 3.1 · CNA: redhat
Published2026-09-08Source updated 2026-11-02
Collected2026-11-022 attributed sources

Fixes and workarounds

Workaround

Until a fixed package is available, restrict membership in CA Administrator and equivalent roles to fully trusted operators, and audit certificate profile import operations for unexpected or unrecognized profile content. Review any custom ExternalProcessConstraint executable configuration in Dogtag for unnecessary exposure.

Source: CNA: redhat

Affected products and versions

ProductVersionsAuthority
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Red Hat
dogtag-pki
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/ 		≥ 0:11.9.0-5.el10_2; < * (unaffected, rpm)
Other versions: affected 		CNA: redhat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support
Red Hat
dogtag-pki
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/ 		≥ 0:11.6.0-3.el10_0.1; < * (unaffected, rpm)
Other versions: affected 		CNA: redhat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat
pki-core:10.6
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/ 		≥ 8100020260930154041.82f485b7; < * (unaffected, rpm)
Other versions: affected 		CNA: redhat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Red Hat
pki-core
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/ 		≥ 0:11.7.1-2.el9_8; < * (unaffected, rpm)
Other versions: affected 		CNA: redhat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions
Red Hat
pki-core
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/ 		≥ 0:11.3.0-3.el9_2; < * (unaffected, rpm)
Other versions: affected 		CNA: redhat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions
Red Hat
pki-core
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/ 		≥ 0:11.5.0-3.el9_4; < * (unaffected, rpm)
Other versions: affected 		CNA: redhat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support
Red Hat
pki-core
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/ 		≥ 0:11.6.0-4.el9_6; < * (unaffected, rpm)
Other versions: affected 		CNA: redhat
Red Hat Certificate System 9
Red Hat
pki-core
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/ 		Range not reported
Other versions: affected 		CNA: redhat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat
pki-core
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/ 		Range not reported
Other versions: unknown 		CNA: redhat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat
pki-core
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/ 		Range not reported
Other versions: affected 		CNA: redhat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat
pki-core
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/ 		Range not reported
Other versions: affected 		CNA: redhat

Version ranges are source assertions. Check the vendor advisory and your installed configuration before determining exposure.

CVSS assessments

Version / scoreVectorAuthority
3.1 / 7.2
high		 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCNA: redhat

Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

References