SB2026052301 - OS Command Injection in CodeIgniter4



SB2026052301 - OS Command Injection in CodeIgniter4

Published: May 23, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB2026052301
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) OS Command Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-54418)

CWE-ID: CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands.

The vulnerability exists due to command injection in the ImageMagick handler when processing uploaded images with user-controlled filenames via the resize() method or adding text to images with user-controlled text content or options via the text() method. A remote attacker can supply crafted filenames, text content, or text options to execute arbitrary commands.

Only applications using the imagick image library are affected.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.