Command injection in emissary - CVE-2026-35581
Published: April 7, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU125045
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4 BT: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-35581
CWE-ID: CWE-77
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary commands.
The vulnerability exists due to command injection in the Executrix utility class when processing configuration-derived PLACE_NAME values in shell commands. A remote privileged user can supply a specially crafted PLACE_NAME value to execute arbitrary commands.
Exploitation requires control over configuration values, such as through administrative access or a compromised configuration source.
Affected software
emissary
How to mitigate CVE-2026-35581
Install security update from vendor's website.
emissary - update to 8.39.0