FKIE_CVE-2026-66902

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-08-04 21:16 - Updated: 2026-10-24 16:10
Severity
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
Google::Auth versions before 0.06 for Perl run a command named in an external_account credentials JSON via an ungated system call. The Pluggable subclass reads credential_source.executable.command from the credentials JSON and runs it as `system($command)`, a single argument call that passes the whole string to /bin/sh -c. The executable's environment_variables map from the same JSON is copied into %ENV first. No opt-in gate guards the call. make_creds selects the Pluggable subclass whenever credential_source.executable is present, so the path is reached from the standard Application Default Credentials flow, including a "type": "external_account" configuration read from the file named by GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS. Configurations without credential_source.executable do not select this subclass and do not reach the call. Any caller that builds credentials from a configuration it does not fully control runs the embedded command with the privileges of the application process.
References
9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441ehttps://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/google-auth-library-perl/commit/c95c77e70bec94f17e239d88050f843ea1cade95.patch
9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441ehttps://metacpan.org/release/CJCOLLIER/Google-Auth-0.06/diff/CJCOLLIER/Google-Auth-0.05
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/08/04/35
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    {
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          "collectionURL": "https://cpan.org/modules",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "packageName": "Google-Auth",
          "product": "Google::Auth",
          "programFiles": [
            "lib/Google/Auth/ExternalAccountCredentials/Pluggable.pm"
          ],
          "programRoutines": [
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              "name": "Google::Auth::ExternalAccountCredentials::Pluggable::retrieve_subject_token"
            }
          ],
          "repo": "https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/google-auth-library-perl",
          "vendor": "CJCOLLIER",
          "versions": [
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      "value": "Google::Auth versions before 0.06 for Perl run a command named in an external_account credentials JSON via an ungated system call.\n\nThe Pluggable subclass reads credential_source.executable.command from the credentials JSON and runs it as `system($command)`, a single argument call that passes the whole string to /bin/sh -c. The executable\u0027s environment_variables map from the same JSON is copied into %ENV first. No opt-in gate guards the call. make_creds selects the Pluggable subclass whenever credential_source.executable is present, so the path is reached from the standard Application Default Credentials flow, including a \"type\": \"external_account\" configuration read from the file named by GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS. Configurations without credential_source.executable do not select this subclass and do not reach the call.\n\nAny caller that builds credentials from a configuration it does not fully control runs the embedded command with the privileges of the application process."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Las versiones de Google::Auth anteriores a la 0.06 para Perl ejecutan un comando especificado en un JSON de credenciales de external_account a trav\u00e9s de una llamada al sistema sin control.\n\nLa subclase Pluggable lee credential_source.executable.command del JSON de credenciales y lo ejecuta como \u2019system($command)\u2019, una llamada de un solo argumento que pasa toda la cadena a /bin/sh -c. El mapa environment_variables del ejecutable del mismo JSON se copia primero en %ENV. Ninguna compuerta de aceptaci\u00f3n protege la llamada. make_creds selecciona la subclase Pluggable siempre que credential_source.executable est\u00e9 presente, por lo que se llega a la ruta desde el flujo est\u00e1ndar de Credenciales Predeterminadas de la Aplicaci\u00f3n, incluyendo una configuraci\u00f3n \u2019type\u2019: \u2019external_account\u2019 le\u00edda del archivo especificado por GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS. Las configuraciones sin credential_source.executable no seleccionan esta subclase y no llegan a la llamada.\n\nCualquier llamador que construya credenciales a partir de una configuraci\u00f3n que no controla completamente ejecuta el comando incrustado con los privilegios del proceso de la aplicaci\u00f3n."
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  "id": "CVE-2026-66902",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-24T16:10:00.153",
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          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
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          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
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}



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