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Konflux-ci: unquoted variable expansion in shell command execution

Affects the konflux-ci main branch only, where the retry() function's current callers use hardcoded commands; the exposure depends on a future code change. No fix is listed.

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6.7MediumCNA
Exploited
No known exploitation
Fix
No fix listed
Who is exposed
Specific setups only

Do first: Check whether your setup matches what the bug needs. The retry() function must be called with attacker-controlled input (a future code change; current callers use hardcoded commands). Affects the konflux-ci main branch.

Published
Last modified
Published
Not listed in CISA KEV
17/100 · provisional
Specific setups only
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub

Summary

Konflux-ci, a software supply chain and build platform, is affected by an improper quoting flaw in its deployment scripts. A local user who can pass arguments to these scripts could run arbitrary commands with the privileges of the deployment runner.

Read the original description

A flaw was found in konflux-ci. This vulnerability allows arbitrary code execution due to improper quoting of shell variables in deployment scripts. A local attacker who can supply arguments to the affected scripts could exploit this issue to trigger unintended command substitution, executing commands with the privileges of the deployment runner.

What to do

  • Check whether your setup matches what the bug needs.

    The retry() function must be called with attacker-controlled input (a future code change; current callers use hardcoded commands). Affects the konflux-ci main branch.
  • Workaround: The sources give no workaround. The practical limit is to keep retry() called only with hardcoded commands, since the risk arises only if attacker-controlled input reaches it.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. First seen by cve.now

Affected versions

  • konflux-ci

    0.2.2, 0.2.3-rc.0

Evidence 2

  1. Report
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Corrections

None so far.

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FAQ

Questions about CVE-2026-116958

What does this mean?

Shell variables in deployment scripts are not properly quoted, which allows arbitrary code execution through command substitution with the privileges of the deployment runner. The problem is only reachable if retry() is called with attacker-controlled input, which current callers do not do.Source: bugzilla.redhat.com, access.redhat.com

Am I affected, and how do I check?

The advisory lists the konflux-ci main branch as affected, and no released version ranges are given. To check, see whether the code you run is the main branch and whether its retry() function is ever called with input that is not hardcoded.Source: bugzilla.redhat.com, access.redhat.com

What should I do about it?

No fixed version is listed, so the sources give no upgrade target. Check the advisory for updates before relying on any specific release.Source: bugzilla.redhat.com, access.redhat.com

Is it being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.Source: cve.now feed data

What if there's no patch?

The sources give no workaround. The practical limit is to keep retry() called only with hardcoded commands, since the risk arises only if attacker-controlled input reaches it.Source: bugzilla.redhat.com, access.redhat.com