High severity · published Apr 30, 2026
CVE-2026-7246
[DISPUTED] Pallets Click contains a command injection via Unsanitized Filename "click.edit()"
7.2
CVSS
0.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
This CVE record was assigned not following CNA/CVE rules and is not considered a valid vulnerability by the Pallets Click project. The original CVE record description is preserved below:
Pallets Click, versions 8.3.2 and below, contain a command injection vulnerability in the click.edit() function, allowing attackers to pass arbitrary OS commands from an unprivileged account.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges
High
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.9% · higher than 59% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CL
Click · Pallets Click
before 8.3.3 · source: vendor, NVD
RH
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 10 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-7246
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-7246
Patch
https://github.com/pallets/click/releases/tag/8.3.3
Exploit
https://github.com/tsigouris007/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-47fr-3ffg-hgmw
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:24761
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:24762
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-7246
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2464121
