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CVE-2026-26046· NVD / CVE Program· CNA fedora

Moodle: moodle: improper input sanitization in tex filter administration setting

A vulnerability was found in a Moodle TeX filter administrative setting where insufficient sanitization of configuration input could allow command injection. On sites where the TeX filter is enabled and ImageMagick is installed, a maliciously crafted setting value entered by an administrator could result in unintended system command execution. While exploitation requires administrative privileges, successful compromise could affect the entire Moodle server.

HighCVSS 7.2 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available

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Published
Feb 21, 2026
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
3.0% · 87th percentile
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Action score

29

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
28 / 40 · 7.2 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 3.0%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
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CNA · fedora
7.2
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Affected systems

VendorProduct
moodlemoodle

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • moodle moodlebefore 4.5.9
  • moodle moodle5.0.0 and later · before 5.0.5
  • moodle moodle5.1.0 and later · before 5.1.2

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (fedora). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • github.com/moodle/moodle moodle

    • before 4.5.9affected · semver
    • 5.0.0 and later · before 5.0.5affected · semver
    • 5.1.0 and later · before 5.1.2affected · semver

Same product

moodle: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2024-43425Moodle: remote code execution via calculated question types
    58Plan
  • CVE-2021-36393In Moodle, an SQL injection risk was identified in the library fetching a user's recent courses.
    55Plan
  • CVE-2022-0332A flaw was found in Moodle in versions 3.11 to 3.11.4.
    52Plan
  • CVE-2022-35650The vulnerability was found in Moodle, occurs due to input validation error when importing lesson questions.
    45Plan
  • CVE-2018-1133An issue was discovered in Moodle 3.x.
    45Plan
  • CVE-2021-21809A command execution vulnerability exists in the default legacy spellchecker plugin in Moodle 3.10.
    43Plan

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
github.com/moodle/moodle moodle4.5.9Vendor (CNA)
github.com/moodle/moodle moodle5.0.5Vendor (CNA)
github.com/moodle/moodle moodle5.1.2Vendor (CNA)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days-9% in 7 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

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Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

  • CVE-2025-6784818 days apartMoodle: moodle: authentication bypass via lti provider allows suspended users to gain unauthorized access.
    32Monitor
  • CVE-2025-62398121 days apartMoodle: possible to bypass mfa
    21Monitor

Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • Administrator privileges are required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-78 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-secondary

Root cause

User input is inserted as text into a shell command. The shell may interpret special characters in the input as part of the command.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-78 class

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Vulnerable

ts
const host = req.body.host;exec("ping -c 1 " + host, onResult);

Fixed

ts
const host = req.body.host;if (!/^[a-z0-9.-]{1,253}$/i.test(host)) return res.sendStatus(400);execFile("ping", ["-c", "1", host], onResult);

Attack context

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ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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