CVE-2026-50112 (GCVE-0-2026-50112)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-21 08:29 – Updated: 2026-08-22 03:56
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Apache CloudStack: RCE and SSRF in direct download, metalink and NFS templates
Summary
SSRF via Metalink Mirror URL Resolution:
An authenticated tenant can register a template pointing to an attacker-controlled metalink file containing internal targets. The Secondary Storage VM will retrieve the data and persist it as a template file, which can later be downloaded through normal APIs.
RCE on KVM hypervisor via NFS, Metalink files with/without Direct Downloads:
An authenticated CloudStack tenant holding the default User role can execute arbitrary shell commands as root on the KVM hypervisor host that runs other tenants' VMs. This is cross-tenant root on the underlying compute, reachable via the public CloudStack API.
When a User registers a VM template with directDownload=true and a URL pointing to a .metalink file, the management server fetches the metalink XML and dispatches download to the KVM agent. Inner URLs inside the metalink XML are never re-validated against the scheme allowlist.
These issues affect Apache CloudStack: from 4.14.0.0 through 4.20.3.0 and from 4.21.0.0 through 4.22.1.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.20.3.1 or 4.22.1.1 or later, which fixes the issue.
Severity
8.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-21 00:00 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://lists.apache.org/thread/g6cwddtjrwbh1d56w… | vendor-advisory |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache CloudStack |
Affected:
4.14.0.0 , ≤ 4.20.3.0
(semver)
Affected: 4.21.0.0 , ≤ 4.22.1.0 (semver) |
guessed |
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