What is CVE-2026-95521?

CVE-2026-95521 is a security advisory published by Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) with High severity. Rpm: rpm: shell command injection via macro expansion of source/spec file basenames when installing a source rpm

Which CVE IDs does CVE-2026-95521 cover?

CVE-2026-95521 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-95521. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of CVE-2026-95521?

CVE-2026-95521 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8, published by Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC).

Which products are affected by CVE-2026-95521?

CVE-2026-95521 affects 1 product, including: azl3 rpm 4.18.2-2 on Azure Linux 3.0.

CVE-2026-95521HighCVSS 7.8

Rpm: rpm: shell command injection via macro expansion of source/spec file basenames when installing a source rpm

Vendor

Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC)

Published

October 1, 2026

Last Modified

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🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

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🎯 Affected products1

azl3 rpm 4.18.2-2 on Azure Linux 3.0

✅ Remediation

KBRelease Notes (Security Update)

🔗 References (2)

advisoryhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-95521
referencehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/tutorial-azure-linux-upgrade