CVE-2026-113644
Description
A flaw was found in iofogctl. The command-line utility fails to properly sanitize provisioning keys and certificate data returned by the Controller API before appending them into shell commands executed on agent systems over Secure Shell (SSH). An attacker capable of altering or spoofing Controller API responses can inject malicious shell commands, resulting in arbitrary command execution on the agent host when an operator deploys or attaches an agent.
Statement
This flaw is rated as having an Important severity because successful exploitation permits arbitrary command execution on remote managed systems with the administrative rights of the executing deployment session. Exploitation requires specific preconditions, namely an attacker actively spoofing or compromising upstream controller responses, as well as an operator actively triggering agent deployment or attachment routines. The iofogctl command-line utility is not shipped or supported in Red Hat Enterprise Linux or other core Red Hat product offerings.
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Confidentiality,Integrity,Availability,Non-Repudiation
Technical Impact: Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands; DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart; Read Files or Directories; Modify Files or Directories; Read Application Data; Modify Application Data; Hide Activities
Attackers could execute unauthorized operating system commands, which could then be used to disable the product, or read and modify data for which the attacker does not have permissions to access directly. Since the targeted application is directly executing the commands instead of the attacker, any malicious activities may appear to come from the application or the application's owner.
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