CVE-2026-19702: TÜBİTAK BİLGEM Pardus Boot Repair OS command injection

CVE-2026-19702 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.8 · Published 2026-08-31

Pardus Boot Repair is a system utility used to diagnose and fix boot issues on Pardus Linux systems. An OS command injection vulnerability allows an attacker to execute arbitrary system commands with elevated privileges, potentially compromising system integrity and enabling complete system takeover.

Technologies: TÜBİTAK BİLGEM Pardus Boot Repair. Vendors: TÜBİTAK BİLGEM.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-19702 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-19702 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-19702?
High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.8, published 31 August 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
TÜBİTAK BİLGEM Pardus Boot Repair 1.0.7 and earlier.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-19702?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2026-19702 attacked?
It is attacked with local access, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-19702?
Check whether you run TÜBİTAK BİLGEM Pardus Boot Repair at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

The vulnerability is an OS command injection (CWE-78) in TÜBİTAK BİLGEM Pardus Boot Repair that stems from improper neutralization of special elements in shell commands. The application fails to properly sanitize user input before passing it to OS command execution functions, allowing attackers to inject arbitrary commands. Exploitation requires local access and user interaction (running the application). A successful exploit enables arbitrary command execution with the privileges of the Boot Repair process. The vulnerability affects versions 1.0.7 and earlier; version 1.0.8 or later contains the fix.

Affected products

  • TÜBİTAK BİLGEM Pardus Boot Repair 1.0.7 and earlier

Timeline

  • 2026-08-31: disclosed

References

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