CVE-2026-10303

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In ServerCo getssl version 2.49 and prior, the ACME challenge token returned to the client was not strictly validated ag

In ServerCo getssl version 2.49 and prior, the ACME challenge token returned to the client was not strictly validated against RFC 8555 before being used in challenge-file handling, allowing a maliciously crafted token to influence local path/filename usage during validation. An attacker who can supply ACME challenge responses to getssl (for example, a malicious or compromised CA endpoint, or an on-path adversary able to tamper with that response path) could exploit this to achieve unauthorized file write/path traversal effects, usually with elevated privileges, ultimately allowing for remote command injection. This issue appears related in spirit to CVE-2023-38198, and is an instance of CWE-73, "External control of file name or path." Other ACME shell script handlers may be affected by similar issues.

HIGH · CVSS 7.4

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CVSS base score ≥ 7.0

Sigma rules0 YARA rules0

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This page is every public fact about CVE-2026-10303, cross-linked. Its job is to answer one question fast - does this need my attention now? - and then hand you the two things you do about it. Here is how an analyst reads it.

Triage: should I act now? Four signals, and they are not interchangeable:

CVSSseverity - how bad it is IF exploited, 0-10. A high CVSS alone is not urgency; a flaw can be a perfect 10 and never actually be attacked. EPSSprobability - a model’s estimate of the chance it is exploited in the next 30 days, 0-1. This is the “will it actually happen” signal. CISA KEVconfirmed - it is being exploited in the wild right now. The strongest signal on the page; KEV beats any score. Weaponisedavailability - public exploits / PoCs, and especially Metasploit modules rated Excellent / Great. Reliable, packaged exploit code means low-skill attackers can use it today.

How they combine: KEV, or a dependable Metasploit module, means patch now regardless of CVSS. High CVSS + low EPSS + no exploit is real but not an emergency - schedule it. Low CVSS but KEV-listed still gets patched now. The verdict above already weighed these for you; this is how it got there.

Then what - two workflows:

Detectwhen you cannot patch today, follow this CVE to the ATT&CK techniques it enables, then Build a SIEM detection (the green button) - author a rule, test it in Atomic, deploy it. That buys visibility while the patch waits. PatchAffected products / packages tell you if you are exposed; Fixed versions by distribution and Vendor advisories give the exact version that closes it.

Reading order for the panels below: verdict + badges, then Public exploits / Metasploit (is it weaponised), then ATT&CK techniques + Sigma / IDS rules (can I detect it), then Affected products / packages + Fixed versions (am I exposed, what patches it), then Threat actors / IOCs (who uses it), then Scoring & timeline / references (the evidence).

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ATT&CK techniques

Techniques this CVE enables - linked via CWECAPECATT&CK. High◆ = named directly in ATT&CK or Nuclei templates.

T1027 · Obfuscated Files or Information T1562.003 · Impair Command History Logging T1574.006 · Dynamic Linker Hijacking T1574.007 · Path Interception by PATH Environment Variable

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CAPEC attack patterns

Attack patterns this CVE enables - the bridge from weakness to ATT&CK technique.

CAPEC-CAPEC-13 · Subverting Environment Variable Values CAPEC-CAPEC-267 · Leverage Alternate Encoding CAPEC-CAPEC-64 · Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation Logic CAPEC-CAPEC-72 · URL Encoding CAPEC-CAPEC-76 · Manipulating Web Input to File System Calls CAPEC-CAPEC-78 · Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate Encoding CAPEC-CAPEC-79 · Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding CAPEC-CAPEC-80 · Using UTF-8 Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic

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Weakness Classification

CWE-73External Control of File Name or Path

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Scoring & Timeline

7.4

HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · 44488dab-36db-4358-99f9-bc116477f914

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Attack Vector

Network Adjacent Local Physical

Attack Complexity

Low High

Privileges Required

None Low High

User Interaction

None Required

Scope

Unchanged Changed

Confidentiality

None Low High

Integrity

None Low High

Availability

None Low High

Published to NVD16 Jun 2026 · 08:16 PM

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N