XWEB EVO 5.6.2 through 5.8.8 contains an authenticated OS command injection vulnerability in the api.lua import_preconfiguration and restore actions, where server_url and related server credential fields are concatenated unescaped into a root curl command executed via io.popen. Attackers can inject malicious shell commands through these unfiltered parameters to achieve arbitrary command execution with root privileges on the underlying system. This product line reached it's end of service date in March 2026.

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Description XWEB EVO 5.6.2 through 5.8.8 contains an authenticated OS command injection vulnerability in the api.lua import_preconfiguration and restore actions, where server_url and related server credential fields are concatenated unescaped into a root curl command executed via io.popen. Attackers can inject malicious shell commands through these unfiltered parameters to achieve arbitrary command execution with root privileges on the underlying system. This product line reached it's end of service date in March 2026.
Title Dixell/Copeland XWEB EVO OS Command Injection via api.lua
Weaknesses CWE-78
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-12T20:10:06.208Z

Reserved: 2026-11-06T18:38:38.543Z

Link: CVE-2026-124013

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-11-12T20:18:25.237

Modified: 2026-11-12T20:18:25.237

Link: CVE-2026-124013

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