CVE-2026-114278

Unauthenticated Command Injection via kubeconfig Username in che-machine-exec

Published Oct 28, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The che-machine-exec service constructs a shell command by concatenating user-controlled input (the username and namespace fields from the /exec/init and /exec/config JSON endpoints) into a double-quoted sh -c "echo "..." > ..." invocation without any escaping. When che-machine-exec is run with authentication disabled (its default), any network-reachable attacker can achieve remote code execution in containers che-machine-exec is configured to access, via shell command substitution ($(...) or backticks).

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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First Time appeared Eclipse
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Vendors & Products Eclipse
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Description The che-machine-exec service constructs a shell command by concatenating user-controlled input (the username and namespace fields from the /exec/init and /exec/config JSON endpoints) into a double-quoted sh -c "echo "..." > ..." invocation without any escaping. When che-machine-exec is run with authentication disabled (its default), any network-reachable attacker can achieve remote code execution in containers che-machine-exec is configured to access, via shell command substitution ($(...) or backticks).
Title Unauthenticated Command Injection via kubeconfig Username in che-machine-exec
Weaknesses CWE-78
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
eclipse
Published
Updated
Nov 5, 2026, 6:25 PM
Reserved
Oct 21, 2026, 7:46 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Oct 28, 2026, 12:17 PM
Modified
Nov 5, 2026, 7:17 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Oct 28, 2026, 11:55 AM