CVE catalog
CVE-2026-85013
modules: CVE-2026-85013
- Severity
- High · CVSS 7.3
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.23% · Oct 25, 2026
A flaw was found in environment-modules. A local attacker can exploit this vulnerability by placing a maliciously named modulefile in a location visible to the victim's `MODULEPATH`. When the victim uses Bash completion for `module` or `ml` commands, the malicious module name, containing shell metacharacters, is evaluated as a command. This can lead to arbitrary command execution in the completing user's shell, impacting their confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | modules | sid | 5.7.0-1 | fixed |
| Debian | modules | forky | 5.7.0-1 | fixed |
| Debian | modules | trixie | 5.5.0-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | modules | bookworm | 5.2.0-1 | vulnerable |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | modules | source | sid | 5.6.1-3 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | modules | source | forky | 5.6.1-3 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | modules | source | trixie | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | modules | source | bookworm | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
Notes
[trixie] modules: Minor issue; will be fixed via point release [bookworm] modules: Minor issue, requires access to trusted local directory
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [environment-modules]Affected
Source package: [modules]
Details (2)
5.2.0-1· amd64 · bookwormAffected
dsa · modules · debian · bookworm; dsa · modules · debian · 12
5.2.0-1· arm64 · bookwormAffected
dsa · modules · debian · bookworm; dsa · modules · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [environment-modules]Affected
Source package: [modules]
Details (2)
5.5.0-1· amd64 · trixieAffected
dsa · modules · debian · 13
5.5.0-1· arm64 · trixieAffected
dsa · modules · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/rhsa-2026_80664.json]
- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85013]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-85013]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-85013]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-85013.json]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2026/wid-sec-w-2026-3883.json]
[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [National Vulnerability Database (NVD)] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]