CVE-2026-27806
Fleet Affected by Local Privilege Escalation via Tcl Command Injection in Orbit
Description
Fleet is open source device management software. Prior to 4.81.1, the Orbit agent's FileVault disk encryption key rotation flow on collects a local user's password via a GUI dialog and interpolates it directly into a Tcl/expect script executed via exec.Command("expect", "-c", script). Because the password is inserted into Tcl brace-quoted send {%s}, a password containing } terminates the literal and injects arbitrary Tcl commands. Since Orbit runs as root, this allows a local unprivileged user to escalate to root privileges. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.81.1.
INFO
Published Date :
April 8, 2026, 7:25 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 8, 2026, 9:26 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2026-27806
vulnerability.
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Upgrade Fleet to version 4.81.1 or newer.
- Apply vendor patches for the Orbit agent.
- Review user password handling in scripts.
- Ensure proper input sanitization.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2026-27806.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/security/advisories/GHSA-rphv-h674-5hp2 |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Apr. 08, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description Fleet is open source device management software. Prior to 4.81.1, the Orbit agent's FileVault disk encryption key rotation flow on collects a local user's password via a GUI dialog and interpolates it directly into a Tcl/expect script executed via exec.Command("expect", "-c", script). Because the password is inserted into Tcl brace-quoted send {%s}, a password containing } terminates the literal and injects arbitrary Tcl commands. Since Orbit runs as root, this allows a local unprivileged user to escalate to root privileges. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.81.1. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE CWE-78 Added Reference https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/security/advisories/GHSA-rphv-h674-5hp2