Description

An authenticated user with low-privileged access could submit crafted input through the web-based management interface to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system.

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  "score": "8.8",
  "pubDate": "2026-09-01T21:18:41.647Z",
  "pubdate": "2026-09-01T21:18:41.647Z",
  "executiveSummary": "This vulnerability is an authenticated OS command injection flaw located within the web-based management interface. It allows a low-privileged, authenticated user to inject and execute arbitrary system commands on the underlying host operating system.\nThe vulnerability type is categorized as Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command (CWE-78).\nThe impact is critical, as successful exploitation results in full system compromise, permitting the attacker to read, modify, or delete sensitive data, install malicious binaries, or establish persistent backdoors.\nThe vulnerability affects systems where user-supplied input is inadequately sanitized before being passed to a system shell or command execution API. Attackers require a valid, low-privileged session to the management interface to initiate the exploit.\nThe risk is substantial due to the potential for complete loss of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system.",
  "technicalDetails": "The vulnerability stems from improper validation and sanitization of user-controlled input processed by the web-based management interface. Specifically, the application fails to adequately sanitize input strings before incorporating them into shell commands executed by the underlying operating system.\nAn authenticated user can leverage this flaw by supplying crafted input containing command separators (such as ';', '&', '|', or '`') or shell metacharacters within the interface parameters. When the backend application processes these inputs, it inadvertently executes the injected payloads with the privileges of the web service account.\nThe attack flow proceeds as follows: First, the attacker authenticates with low-privileged credentials to access the management interface. Second, the attacker identifies a vulnerable input field—typically associated with diagnostic functions, configuration settings, or file management parameters—that interacts with system-level utilities. Third, the attacker transmits a specially crafted request containing the malicious payload. Fourth, the server-side application concatenates the unsanitized input directly into an execution string. Finally, the underlying operating system executes the command, granting the attacker arbitrary execution capabilities.\nThe root cause is a failure to utilize secure APIs that avoid shell interpretation (e.g., execve() over system() or popen()) and an absence of strict allow-listing for input characters. Because the application processes these requests with administrative or service-level OS privileges, the injected commands inherit those permissions.\nPost-exploitation activities include, but are not limited to, local privilege escalation, pivoting to internal network segments, lateral movement, data exfiltration, and the deployment of rootkits or additional malware designed to bypass existing security controls."
}