---
id: "CVE-2017-1000469"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2017-1000469", "GHSA-96hw-v598-jvgh"]
title: "Cobbler vulnerable to arbitrary code execution"
severity: "critical"
cvss: 10.0
epss: 0.05556
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: [{"name": "cobbler", "fixed": ["3.0.0"], "affected": "<= 2.8.2", "ecosystem": "pypi"}, {"name": "cobbler project cobbler", "fixed": [], "affected": "<= 2.8.2", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: ["pypi", "vendor"]
tags: ["cobbler", "cwe-20", "linux-provisioning", "package", "python", "self-hosted"]
not_affected_if: ["version-3.0.0-or-later"]
published_at: "2018-01-03T20:29:00+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-27T16:20:27+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-27T16:33:08+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "ghsa", "url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-96hw-v598-jvgh", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-27T16:20:27+00:00"}, {"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000469", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-27T16:33:08+00:00"}]
---

# Cobbler vulnerable to arbitrary code execution

Cobbler up to 2.8.2 passes input from its "add repo" component into a shell command without sanitizing it. An attacker who can reach that function can run arbitrary commands as root on the Cobbler server.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Affected

- pypi:cobbler affected <= 2.8.2 fixed 3.0.0
- vendor:cobbler project cobbler affected <= 2.8.2 fixed ?

## How to check

- `pip show cobbler` or `cobbler version` to read the installed version
- Check whether the installed version is at or below `2.8.2`

## Fix

- Upgrade the Cobbler package to `3.0.0` or later
- unknown for interim mitigations if an upgrade is not possible

## Timeline

- 2026-10-27T16:20:27+00:00 ghsa https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-96hw-v598-jvgh
- 2026-10-27T16:33:08+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000469

## From the sources

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.

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