VDB-408564 · CVE-2026-83597 · GCVE-0-2026-83597

Netdata up to 2.10.3 MSI Repair privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in Netdata up to 2.10.3. This affects an unknown part of the component MSI Repair. The manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2026-83597. The attack must be initiated from a local position. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in Netdata up to 2.10.3. Affected is some unknown functionality of the component MSI Repair. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Netdata is an open source observability tool. From version 2.0.0 until 2.10.4, Netdata Windows Agent MSI repair launches powershell.exe and wevtutil.exe as elevated interactive processes in the initiating user's desktop session. A low-privileged local user who triggers repair can interact with or hijack those visible process windows to execute arbitrary commands with SYSTEM privileges. This issue is fixed in stable version 2.10.4.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-83597 since 08/31/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 09/22/2026). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Upgrading to version 2.10.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Name

Netdata

Version

Website

Product: https://github.com/netdata/netdata/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 8.2
VulDB Temp Score: 7.8
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CNA Base Score: 7.0
CNA Vector (GitHub_M): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Netdata 2.10.4

Timelineinfo

08/31/2026 CVE reserved
09/22/2026 +22 days Advisory disclosed
09/22/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/22/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-83597 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-83597
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-408564

Entryinfo

Created: 09/22/2026 19:35
Changes: 09/22/2026 19:35 (63)
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Cache ID: 216::103