{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2026-101045","assignerOrgId":"83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10","state":"PUBLISHED","assignerShortName":"VulnCheck","dateReserved":"2026-09-27T15:48:49.472Z","datePublished":"2026-09-27T17:02:34.472Z","dateUpdated":"2026-09-27T17:02:34.472Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"providerMetadata":{"orgId":"83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10","shortName":"VulnCheck","dateUpdated":"2026-09-27T17:02:34.472Z"},"datePublic":"2026-09-11T00:00:00.000Z","title":"Fleet Homebrew Cask OS Command Injection via Metadata","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"Fleet-maintained app install and uninstall scripts for macOS are generated from Homebrew cask metadata. In manifests generated before 2026-08-19, the script generator escaped this metadata at some interpolation sites but not all of them, so cask metadata containing shell metacharacters (for example $(...) command substitution) could be carried into scripts that execute as root on managed macOS hosts. An attacker who could land crafted metadata in an upstream Homebrew cask — without needing any Fleet credentials — could achieve arbitrary command execution as root on managed macOS hosts that install or uninstall the affected Fleet-maintained app; exploitation required the crafted metadata to pass both upstream Homebrew cask review and Fleet's review of the automated ingestion pull request. The fix (fleetdm/fleet#51324) landed in Fleet's ingestion pipeline on 2026-08-19 so that all manifests generated on or after that date escape cask metadata at every interpolation site; because manifests are generated centrally and distributed as pre-built content, remediation applied to all deployments with no customer action, and the code fix is included in Fleet v4.92.0."}],"problemTypes":[{"descriptions":[{"lang":"en","description":"Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')","cweId":"CWE-78","type":"CWE"}]}],"affected":[{"vendor":"fleetdm","product":"fleet","defaultStatus":"unaffected"}],"cpeApplicability":[{"nodes":[{"operator":"OR","negate":false,"cpeMatch":[{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:fleetdm:fleet:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"}]}]}],"metrics":[{"format":"CVSS","cvssV4_0":{"version":"4.0","vectorString":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H","attackVector":"NETWORK","attackComplexity":"HIGH","attackRequirements":"PRESENT","privilegesRequired":"HIGH","userInteraction":"NONE","vulnConfidentialityImpact":"HIGH","vulnIntegrityImpact":"HIGH","vulnAvailabilityImpact":"HIGH","subConfidentialityImpact":"HIGH","subIntegrityImpact":"HIGH","subAvailabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":8.9,"baseSeverity":"HIGH"}},{"format":"CVSS","cvssV3_1":{"version":"3.1","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","attackVector":"NETWORK","attackComplexity":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"HIGH","userInteraction":"NONE","scope":"CHANGED","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":8,"baseSeverity":"HIGH"}}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/security/advisories/GHSA-fv3p-h7wv-2jgm","tags":["vendor-advisory"],"name":"GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-fv3p-h7wv-2jgm)"},{"name":"VulnCheck Advisory: Fleet Homebrew Cask OS Command Injection via Metadata","tags":["third-party-advisory"],"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/fleet-homebrew-cask-os-command-injection-via-metadata"}],"credits":[{"lang":"en","value":"arpitjain099","type":"reporter"}],"x_generator":{"engine":"vulncheck-endgame"}}}}