---
id: CVE-2026-71235
title: >-
  Magistrala's Rules Engine allows authenticated users to create rules with
  embedded Go or Lua scripts executed server-side when IoT messages arrive
summary: >-
  Magistrala's Rules Engine allows authenticated users to create rules with
  embedded Go or Lua scripts executed server-side when IoT messages arrive. The
  Lua script engine (re/lua.go) performs no input validation at all and preloads
  danger…
severity: high
cvss: 8.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-94
published: '2026-08-05'
updated: '2026-08-10'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-71235'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/absmach/magistrala'
    label: 309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c
  - url: >-
      https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-71235.json
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-71235'
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2511475'
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-71235'
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-71235'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59467'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:66022'
tags:
  - nvd
  - csaf
  - vex
  - red-hat
epss: 0.00518
epssPercentile: 0.41514
ingestedAt: '2026-08-10T12:39:48.807Z'
vendor: Red Hat
product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
affected:
  - assisted_installer_for_red_hat_openshift_container_platform 2
  - cert_manager_operator_for_red_hat_openshift
  - confidential_compute_attestation
  - deployment_validation_operator
  - fence_agents_remediation_operator
  - machine_deletion_remediation_operator
  - migration_toolkit_for_applications 8
  - migration_toolkit_for_containers
  - multicluster_engine_for_kubernetes
  - node_healthcheck_operator
  - openshift_lightspeed
  - openshift_serverless
  - power_monitoring_for_red_hat_openshift
  - advanced_cluster_management_for_kubernetes 2
  - ansible_automation_platform 2
  - certification_program_for_red_hat_enterprise_linux 9
  - enterprise_linux 10
  - enterprise_linux 7
  - enterprise_linux 8
  - enterprise_linux 9
  - enterprise_linux_ai_rhel_ai 3
  - lightspeed_for_runtimes_operator
  - openshift_cluster_manager_cli
  - openshift_container_platform 4
  - openshift_dev_spaces
  - openshift_dev_workspaces_operator
  - openshift_for_windows_containers
  - openshift_on_aws
  - openstack_platform 16.2
  - openstack_platform 17.1
  - openstack_platform 18.0
  - service_interconnect 2
  - web_terminal
  - zero_trust_workload_identity_manager_tech_preview
  - openshift_api_for_data_protection 1.4
patched:
  - openshift_api_for_data_protection 1.4
---

## Overview

Magistrala's Rules Engine allows authenticated users to create rules with embedded Go or Lua scripts executed server-side when IoT messages arrive. The Lua script engine (re/lua.go) performs no input validation at all and preloads dangerous libraries: db (arbitrary database access), ioutil (file I/O), an HTTP client (SSRF), and filepath (traversal).

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.

## Vendor advisories

- **RHSA-2026:59467** · Red Hat · fixed in: OpenShift API for Data Protection 1.4 · released 2026-08-25 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59467)
- **Red Hat VEX** · Important · affected: Assisted Installer for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 2, cert-manager Operator for Red Hat OpenShift, Confidential Compute Attestation, Deployment Validation Operator, Fence Agents Remediation Operator, Machine Deletion Remediation Operator, … · no fix planned: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4, Zero Trust Workload Identity Manager - Tech Preview, … · updated 2026-09-10 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-71235.json)
- **RHSA-2026:66022** · Red Hat · fixed in: OpenShift API for Data Protection 1.5 · released 2026-09-09 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:66022)