Authenticated Remote Code Execution via shell injection

Details

Missing separation between options and package name arguments in an apt-get invocation exposed over the API allowed an authenticated attacker with Sys.Modify privileges to inject arbitrary options into the resulting apt-get command line. Such an attacker could inject certain dpkg options that trigger arbitrary code execution as root user.

Only authenticated admin users with relatively powerful Sys.Modify privileges can access the vulnerable API endpoint.

Kevin Joensen <[email protected]> of Baldur Security first reported this issue affecting the Proxmox Mail Gateway (PSA-2026-00001-1), our security team expanded the scope to the other projects.

Fixed in

proxmox-datacenter-manager >= 1.0.2

References

Advisories PSA-2026-00001-1, PSA-2026-00002-1, and PSA-2026-00003-1 all address similar issues in other Proxmox projects.