ROOT xrootd version 4.6.0 and below is vulnerable to an unauthenticated shell command injection resulting in remote code execution
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-11
https://github.com/xrootd/xrootd/commit/befa2e627a5a33a38c92db3e57c07d8246a24acf
https://github.com/xrootd/xrootd/blob/v4.6.1/docs/ReleaseNotes.txt
https://github.com/xrootd/xrootd/blob/befa2e627a5a33a38c92db3e57c07d8246a24acf/src/XrdSecgsi/XrdSecgsiGMAPFunLDAP.cc#L85
Source: Mitre, NVD
Published: 2017-11-17
Updated: 2025-04-20
Base Score: 10
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Severity: Critical
Base Score: 9.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.07415