An unauthenticated remote attacker can bypass access controls by sending crafted requests to the PCP pmproxy /store endpoint. This allows the attacker to overwrite any PMDA metric, leading to arbitrary code execution and system takeover.

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To mitigate this issue, restrict network access to the pmproxy service (port 44322/TCP) to trusted hosts only using firewall rules. If pmproxy functionality is not required, disable the service. Disabling the service will prevent remote access to performance metrics via pmproxy. To disable the service, run: `sudo systemctl stop pmproxy` and `sudo systemctl disable pmproxy`. If firewalling, ensure to reload the firewall rules after making changes.

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Thu, 30 Jul 2026 14:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Redhat openshift Container Platform
Vendors & Products Redhat openshift Container Platform

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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Thu, 30 Jul 2026 06:15:00 +0000

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Description An unauthenticated remote attacker can bypass access controls by sending crafted requests to the PCP pmproxy /store endpoint. This allows the attacker to overwrite any PMDA metric, leading to arbitrary code execution and system takeover.
Title Pcp: pcp pmproxy: unauthenticated access to /store endpoint allows bypassing pmcd access rules
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat openshift
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat openshift
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-30T05:30:16.930Z

Reserved: 2026-07-22T07:36:03.699Z

Link: CVE-2026-16527

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cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-07-30T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-16527 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-07-30T14:00:48Z

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