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CVE-2026-24516

8.8 · HIGH

A command injection vulnerability exists in DigitalOcean Droplet Agent through 1.3.2.

Published Mar 23, 2026CWE-94EPSS 2.50%

Overview

CVE-2026-24516 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on March 23, 2026 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

A command injection vulnerability exists in DigitalOcean Droplet Agent through 1.3.2. The troubleshooting actioner component (internal/troubleshooting/actioner/actioner.go) processes metadata from the metadata service endpoint and executes commands specified in the TroubleshootingAgent.Requesting array without adequate input validation. While the code validates that artifacts exist in the validInvestigationArtifacts map, it fails to sanitize the actual command content after the "command:" prefix. This allows an attacker who can control metadata responses to inject and execute arbitrary OS commands with root privileges. The attack is triggered by sending a TCP packet with specific sequence numbers to the SSH port, which causes the agent to fetch metadata from http://169.254.169.254/metadata/v1.json. The vulnerability affects the command execution flow in internal/troubleshooting/actioner/actioner.go (insufficient validation), internal/troubleshooting/command/exec.go (direct exec.Command

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

GitHubgithub.com/digitalocean/droplet-agent/blob/main/internal/troubleshooting/actioner/actioner.goGitHubgithub.com/digitalocean/droplet-agent/blob/main/internal/troubleshooting/command/command.goGitHubgithub.com/digitalocean/droplet-agent/blob/main/internal/troubleshooting/command/exec.goGitHubgithub.com/poxsky/CVE-2026-24516-DigitalOcean-RCE

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-24516?

CVE-2026-24516 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on March 23, 2026 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2026-24516?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2026-24516?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2026-24516?

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