---
title: "CVE-2026-85469: quay-builder-qemu - Command Injection"
description: "quay-builder-qemu contains a code injection vulnerability caused by using a mutable branch in the pinned upstream Noelware/docker-manifest-action in the release workflow, letting remote attackers inject arbitrary code, exploit requires compromise of the mutable branch."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-85469/
---

# CVE-2026-85469 quay-builder-qemu - Command Injection

quay-builder-qemu contains a code injection vulnerability caused by using a mutable branch in the pinned upstream Noelware/docker-manifest-action in the release workflow, letting remote attackers inject arbitrary code, exploit requires compromise of the mutable branch.

CVSS base score 8.0 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

EPSS

0.52% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85469)

## Details

Type

Command Injection

Impact

Remote Code Execution, Information Disclosure

CVSS vector

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

Published

16 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-1357](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/1357.html)

## Vendor fix

Pin dependencies to immutable commit hashes or update to the latest secure version.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85469](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85469)
- [https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-85469](https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-85469)
- [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show\_bug.cgi?id=2528219](https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2528219)

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