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CVE-2017-1000469 — Vulnerability in cobbler — CVE Details

CRITICAL

Cobbler vulnerable to arbitrary code execution

Published June 29, 2026Updated July 13, 2026Source: osv

Summary

Cobbler version up to 2.8.2 is vulnerable to a command injection vulnerability in the "add repo" component resulting in arbitrary code execution as root user.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published June 29, 2026 (105 days ago).
  • Last revised July 13, 2026 — 14 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

pip
Update cobbler to 3.0.0 or later
pip install "cobbler>=3.0.0"

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: pypi (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
cobbler
pypi
0.6.3-23.0.0

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 9.8 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2017-1000469?
Cobbler vulnerable to arbitrary code execution This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 9.8/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2017-1000469?
CVE-2017-1000469 affects cobbler. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2017-1000469 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
9.8

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

PYSEC-2026-314
GHSA-96hw-v598-jvgh

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