Vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
CVE-2026-28296
A flaw was found in the FTP GVfs backend. A remote attacker could exploit this input validation vulnerability by supplying specially crafted file paths containing carriage return and line feed (CRLF) sequences. These unsanitized sequences allow the attacker to terminate intended FTP commands and inject arbitrary FTP commands, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution or other severe impacts.
Vulnerability class: CRLF Injection
EPSS: 0.004 (28.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vdb-entry)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, issue-tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-28296?
- CVE-2026-28296 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, classified under CRLF Injection. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-02-26.
- How severe is CVE-2026-28296?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.