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CVE-2026-107510 Infoblox CVE debrief
CVE-2026-107510 is a critical vulnerability in Infoblox's NIOS, allowing authenticated high privilege users to inject arguments in troubleshooting commands, resulting in privilege escalation. The CVE record was published on 2026-10-08T09:45:04.001Z and has not been modified since then. Affected product deployments should be confirmed in managed environments, and owners should be assigned for follow-up. The vulnerability class is argument injection, and the likely operational impact is privilege escalation. The source confidence is limited to the information provided in the CVE record and source item.
- Vendor
- Infoblox
- Product
- NIOS
- CVSS
- CRITICAL 9.1
- CISA KEV
- Not listed in stored evidence
- Original CVE published
- 2026-10-08
- Original CVE updated
- 2026-10-08
- Advisory published
- 2026-10-08
- Advisory updated
- 2026-10-08
Who should care
Infoblox NIOS users, especially those with high privilege users, should assess their exposure and take steps to prevent potential privilege escalation attacks.
Why it matters
CVE-2026-107510 is a critical vulnerability in Infoblox's NIOS, allowing authenticated high privilege users to inject arguments in troubleshooting commands, resulting in privilege escalation. Infoblox NIOS users, especially those with high privilege users, should assess their exposure and take steps to prevent potential privilege escalation attacks.
- Potential privilege escalation attacks
- Increased risk for high privilege users
- Need for additional logging and monitoring
Technical summary
The vulnerability exists in Infoblox's NIOS, allowing authenticated high privilege users to inject arguments in troubleshooting commands, resulting in privilege escalation. The affected product is Infoblox NIOS, and the defensive impact is high. The vulnerability can be mitigated by reviewing and restricting high privilege user access to troubleshooting commands, implementing additional logging and monitoring for NIOS command line activity, and verifying and applying vendor-provided patches or updates.
Defensive priority
High priority remediation is recommended for Infoblox NIOS users, especially those with high privilege users, to prevent potential privilege escalation attacks.
Recommended defensive actions
- Review and restrict high privilege user access to troubleshooting commands
- Implement additional logging and monitoring for NIOS command line activity
- Verify and apply vendor-provided patches or updates
Evidence notes
The CVE record and source item provide limited information about the vulnerability, but it is clear that authenticated high privilege users can inject arguments in troubleshooting commands, leading to privilege escalation.
Sources and references
Verified primary and authoritative sources
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CVE-2026-107510 CVE Program record
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified
URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-107510
CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.
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CVE-2026-107510 NVD vulnerability detail
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified
URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-107510
NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.
Supplemental references
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Authenticated argument injection in NIOS command line leading to privilege escalation
Unverified legacy reference
URL: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2026/107xxx/CVE-2026-107510.json
cve_program_cvelist_v5
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Source reference
Unverified legacy reference
URL: https://support.infoblox.com/s/article/Security-Advisory-NIOS-Maintenance-Mode-Permits-Root-Shell
Supplemental source
Methodology and review provenance
AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.