# CVE-2026-76561: Pki-core: dogtag/pki: certprofile-import allows code execution via unsanitized profile content (externalprocessconstraint)

- Severity: CVSS 7.2 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-09-08 · Updated: 2026-10-21

## Affected

- dogtag-pki: version range not reported
- dogtag-pki: version range not reported
- pki-core:10.6: version range not reported
- pki-core: version range not reported
- pki-core: version range not reported
- pki-core: version range not reported
- pki-core: version range not reported
- pki-core: version range not reported
- pki-core: version range not reported
- pki-core: version range not reported
- pki-core: version range not reported

## Description

A flaw was found in Dogtag PKI, as used by FreeIPA's certificate authority component. The certificate profile import functionality does not fully validate uploaded profile content beyond the profile ID. An authenticated user with CA Administrator privileges can exploit Dogtag's ExternalProcessConstraint mechanism to execute arbitrary commands with attacker-controlled environment variables, achieving code execution as the pkiuser account.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on dogtag-pki, pki-core:10.6, pki-core, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:73765
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:73766
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:75573
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:86621
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:86623
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:86624
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:86625
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-76561
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2519523

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