CVE-2015-5190

pcs: Command injection with root privileges.

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Severity

Important

Red Hat Product Security

9.3

CVSS 2.0

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Published · September 1, 2015

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

A command injection flaw was found in the pcsd web UI. An attacker able to trick a victim that was logged in to the pcsd web UI into visiting a specially crafted URL could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the server hosting the web UI.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 9.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CWE-77 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')