SB2026032641 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Moodle
Published: March 26, 2026
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.
1) Code Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-26045)
CWE-ID: CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the file restore functionality. A remote administrator can execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
2) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-26047)
CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources in TeX formula editor. A remote user can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
3) OS Command Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-26046)
CWE-ID: CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in TeX filter admin setting. A remote administrator can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=473314
- https://github.com/search?q=repo%3Amoodle%2Fmoodle+MDL-87612&type=commits
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=473316
- https://github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/8683b4a04939332e353cad1be51222930dc40b2c
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=473315
- https://github.com/search?q=repo%3Amoodle%2Fmoodle+MDL-87843&type=commits
- https://github.com/search?q=repo%3Amoodle%2Fmoodle+MDL-87870&type=commits