CVE-2026-83597
Publication date 22 September 2026
Last updated 24 September 2026
Ubuntu priority
Description
Netdata is an open source observability tool. From version 2.0.0 until 2.10.4, Netdata Windows Agent MSI repair launches powershell.exe and wevtutil.exe as elevated interactive processes in the initiating user's desktop session. A low-privileged local user who triggers repair can interact with or hijack those visible process windows to execute arbitrary commands with SYSTEM privileges. This issue is fixed in stable version 2.10.4.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| netdata | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release |
| 24.04 LTS noble |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
|
Severity score breakdown
CVSS version: CVSS v3.0
Base score
7.0 · High
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
Other references
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-83597
- https://github.com/netdata/netdata/commit/d762782697623a98b51b4e41f7fe2d12404f0662
- https://github.com/netdata/netdata/pull/22751
- https://github.com/netdata/netdata/releases/tag/v2.10.4
- https://github.com/netdata/netdata/security/advisories/GHSA-jmv4-pq25-crvv