CVE-2026-16524

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CVSS 3.1

7.8 high

EPSS

<1%p49

Published

Jul 30, 2026 (Jul 30, 2026)

Modified

Aug 21, 2026

Description

A command injection flaw in PCP's linux_sockets PMDA allows malicious shell metacharacters via the network.persocket.filter metric. This failed validation lets attackers execute arbitrary commands as the PMDA user when metrics refresh.

Weakness: CWE-78
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (0.7%)

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