CVE-2026-5208 json
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') in coolercontrold
published 7mo ago modified 19d ago also EUVD-2026-20455
- cvss
- 8.2
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.0%
- EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 62%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Command injection in alerts in CoolerControl/coolercontrold <4.0.0 allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code as root via injected bash commands in alert names
Patch / fix
- CoolerControl coolercontrold 4.0.0
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 7mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.99% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- CoolerControl coolercontrold
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-5208
- NVD CVE-2026-5208
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