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CVE-2026-6893: Dracut: dracut: root code execution via dhcp options command injection

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 30/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.2% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 69.7% of all records.
  • Someone on the same network segment can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
  • Fixed version: azl3 dracut 102-13 on Azure Linux 3.0 Release Notes.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to azl3 dracut 102-13 on Azure Linux 3.0 Release Notes or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

A flaw was found in dracut. A remote attacker on the adjacent network can exploit this vulnerability by providing specially crafted DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) options, such as a malicious hostname, to a system using dracut's legacy DHCP path. These options are improperly handled and written into temporary shell scripts without proper escaping, leading to command injection. This allows the attacker to achieve root code execution within the initramfs, potentially compromising the system's boot and network behavior.

HighCVSS 7.5 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Jun 10, 2026
Updated
Oct 27, 2026
EPSS
1.2% · 69th percentile

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Action score

30

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 1.2%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
—
CNA · redhat
7.5
NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.

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Affected systems

Is your version affected?

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VendorProduct
enterprise linux10.2
enterprise linux eus10.0
rhel els7
enterprise linux8
rhel tus8.8
rhel e4s8.8
enterprise linux9
rhel e4s9.2
rhel e4s9.4
rhel eus9.6
openshift4.13
openshift4.14

and 6 more

Versions reported by the vendor

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

  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

    • 0:107-7.el10_2 and laternot affected · rpm
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support

    • 0:105-4.el10_0.1 and laternot affected · rpm
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Extended Lifecycle Support - EXTENSION

    • 0:004-413.el6_10 and laternot affected · rpm
    • 0:004-414.el6_10 and laternot affected · rpm
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support

    • 0:033-577.el7_9 and laternot affected · rpm
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

    • 0:049-244.git20260529.el8_10 and laternot affected · rpm
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support

    • 0:049-138.git20220131.el8_4.1 and laternot affected · rpm
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On

    • 0:049-138.git20220131.el8_4.1 and laternot affected · rpm
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support

    • 0:049-203.git20220511.el8_6.1 and laternot affected · rpm
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On

    • 0:049-203.git20220511.el8_6.1 and laternot affected · rpm
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service

    • 0:049-223.git20230119.el8_8.1 and laternot affected · rpm
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions

    • 0:049-223.git20230119.el8_8.1 and laternot affected · rpm
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

    • 0:057-115.git20260527.el9_8 and laternot affected · rpm
    • 0:057-115.git20260527.el9_8 and laternot affected · rpm

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
AlmaLinux:10dracutbefore 107-7.el10_2107-7.el10_2
AlmaLinux:10dracut-capsbefore 107-7.el10_2107-7.el10_2
AlmaLinux:10dracut-config-genericbefore 107-7.el10_2107-7.el10_2
AlmaLinux:10dracut-config-rescuebefore 107-7.el10_2107-7.el10_2
AlmaLinux:10dracut-livebefore 107-7.el10_2107-7.el10_2
AlmaLinux:10dracut-networkbefore 107-7.el10_2107-7.el10_2
AlmaLinux:10dracut-squashbefore 107-7.el10_2107-7.el10_2
AlmaLinux:10dracut-toolsbefore 107-7.el10_2107-7.el10_2
AlmaLinux:8dracutbefore 049-244.git20260529.el8_10049-244.git20260529.el8_10
AlmaLinux:8dracut-capsbefore 049-244.git20260529.el8_10049-244.git20260529.el8_10
AlmaLinux:8dracut-config-genericbefore 049-244.git20260529.el8_10049-244.git20260529.el8_10
AlmaLinux:8dracut-config-rescuebefore 049-244.git20260529.el8_10049-244.git20260529.el8_10
AlmaLinux:8dracut-livebefore 049-244.git20260529.el8_10049-244.git20260529.el8_10
AlmaLinux:8dracut-networkbefore 049-244.git20260529.el8_10049-244.git20260529.el8_10
AlmaLinux:8dracut-squashbefore 049-244.git20260529.el8_10049-244.git20260529.el8_10
AlmaLinux:8dracut-toolsbefore 049-244.git20260529.el8_10049-244.git20260529.el8_10
AlmaLinux:9dracutbefore 057-115.git20260527.el9_8057-115.git20260527.el9_8
AlmaLinux:9dracut-capsbefore 057-115.git20260527.el9_8057-115.git20260527.el9_8
AlmaLinux:9dracut-config-genericbefore 057-115.git20260527.el9_8057-115.git20260527.el9_8
AlmaLinux:9dracut-config-rescuebefore 057-115.git20260527.el9_8057-115.git20260527.el9_8
AlmaLinux:9dracut-livebefore 057-115.git20260527.el9_8057-115.git20260527.el9_8
AlmaLinux:9dracut-networkbefore 057-115.git20260527.el9_8057-115.git20260527.el9_8
AlmaLinux:9dracut-squashbefore 057-115.git20260527.el9_8057-115.git20260527.el9_8
AlmaLinux:9dracut-toolsbefore 057-115.git20260527.el9_8057-115.git20260527.el9_8

+96

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2025-10230Samba: command injection in wins server hook script
    52Plan
  • CVE-2026-4631Cockpit: cockpit: unauthenticated remote code execution due to ssh command-line argument injection
    44Plan
  • CVE-2026-76578Ipa: freeipa: freeipa: unauthenticated ldap client can obtain administrator credentials via the self-managed-token aci
    39Monitor

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2026-3238Jun 8, 2026 · Samba: denial of service against ad dc wins server
    31Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2026-11837Jun 10, 2026 · Ansible-collection-ansible-posix: ansible.posix authorized_key: local privilege escalation via symlink-following chown
    29Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2026-53701Jun 11, 2026 · Gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free: gstreamer: out-of-bounds write in h.266/vvc pps picture partition parser
    26Monitor

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
azl3 dracut 102-13 on Azure Linux 3.0Release NotesMicrosoft (MSRC)
almalinux:dracut107-7.el10_2 · AlmaLinux:10Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:dracut-caps107-7.el10_2 · AlmaLinux:10Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:dracut-config-generic107-7.el10_2 · AlmaLinux:10Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:dracut-config-rescue107-7.el10_2 · AlmaLinux:10Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:dracut-live107-7.el10_2 · AlmaLinux:10Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:dracut-network107-7.el10_2 · AlmaLinux:10Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:dracut-squash107-7.el10_2 · AlmaLinux:10Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:dracut-tools107-7.el10_2 · AlmaLinux:10Package registry (OSV)
debian:dracut112-1 · Debian:14Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:dracut110+suse.35.g9834432-1.1 · openSUSE:TumbleweedPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:dracut0:107-7.el10_2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2Package registry (OSV)
red hat:dracut-caps0:107-7.el10_2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2Package registry (OSV)
red hat:dracut-config-generic0:107-7.el10_2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2Package registry (OSV)
red hat:dracut-config-rescue0:107-7.el10_2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2Package registry (OSV)
red hat:dracut-debuginfo0:107-7.el10_2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2Package registry (OSV)
red hat:dracut-debugsource0:107-7.el10_2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2Package registry (OSV)
red hat:dracut-fips0:004-413.el6_10 · Red Hat:rhel_els:6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:dracut-kernel0:004-413.el6_10 · Red Hat:rhel_els:6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:dracut-live0:107-7.el10_2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2Package registry (OSV)
red hat:dracut-network0:107-7.el10_2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2Package registry (OSV)
red hat:dracut-squash0:107-7.el10_2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2Package registry (OSV)
red hat:dracut-tools0:107-7.el10_2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2Package registry (OSV)
rocky linux:dracut0:107-7.el10_2 · Rocky Linux:10Package registry (OSV)
suse:dracut059+suse.722.gdd9d67ff5-160000.1.1 · SUSE:Linux Micro 6.2Package registry (OSV)

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-2% in 7 days

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

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

Variant candidates

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

  • CVE-2025-10230215 days apartSamba: command injection in wins server hook script
    52Plan
  • CVE-2026-463164 days apartCockpit: cockpit: unauthenticated remote code execution due to ssh command-line argument injection
    44Plan
  • CVE-2026-480230 days apartCockpit: cockpit: arbitrary command execution via crafted links in system logs ui
    32Monitor
  • CVE-2026-1652450 days apartPcp: pcp linux_sockets pmda: arbitrary command execution via command injection
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2026-7999276 days apartEmacs: emacs: command injection via crafted filenames in tramp
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2026-8483884 days apartRpm: command injection in rpmuncompress via unescaped filenames passed to popen()
    31Monitor

Chain candidates

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

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

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

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone on the same network segment can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.

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
Adjacent
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/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.

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

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);

Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓
  2. SSVC exploitation— → none

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References

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