Findings

CVE-2026-26046

A vulnerability was found in a Moodle TeX filter administrative setting where insufficient sanitization of configuration input could allow command injection.

Published Feb 21, 2026 · updated Jun 17, 2026 · moodle moodle

A vulnerability was found in a Moodle TeX filter administrative setting where insufficient sanitization of configuration input could allow command injection. On sites where the TeX filter is enabled and ImageMagick is installed, a maliciously crafted setting value entered by an administrator could result in unintended system command execution. While exploitation requires administrative privileges, successful compromise could affect the entire Moodle server.

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  1. Feb 21, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    A vulnerability was found in a Moodle TeX filter administrative setting where insufficient sanitization of configuration input could allow command injection. On sites where the TeX filter is enabled and ImageMagick is installed, a maliciously crafted setting value entered by an administrator could result in unintended system command execution. While exploitation requires administrative privileges,

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    A vulnerability was found in a Moodle TeX filter administrative setting where insufficient sanitization of configuration input could allow command injection. On sites where the TeX filter is enabled and ImageMagick is installed, a maliciously crafted setting value entered by an administrator could result in unintended system command execution. While exploitation requires administrative privileges,

Affected

  • cpe moodle/moodleversion unspecified

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-26046

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-26046

    A vulnerability was found in a Moodle TeX filter administrative setting where insufficient sanitization of configuration input could allow command injection. On sites where the TeX filter is enabled and ImageMagick is installed, a maliciously crafted setting value entered by an a

    nvd.nist.gov

References