CVE-2026-26046 Security Details

CVE ID

CVE-2026-26046

CWE

CWE-78

CVE Description

A vulnerability was found in a Moodle TeX filter administrative setting where insufficient sanitization of configuration input could allow command injection. On sites where the TeX filter is enabled and ImageMagick is installed, a maliciously crafted setting value entered by an administrator could result in unintended system command execution. While exploitation requires administrative privileges, successful compromise could affect the entire Moodle server.

Published

Feb 23, 2026

CVSS Score & Severity

8.6High

CVSS Vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

EPSS Score

0.171%

Malware

malware

KEV Status

Not in KEV Catalog: No known exploits

Affected Ecosystems

affected

Source

National Vulnerability Database

References

https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=473315#p1896306PROJECT

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-26046THIRD_PARTY

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2440903THIRD_PARTY