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CVE-2026-63586 describes a critical OS command injection vulnerability in a web-based management interface running a modified uhttpd server with CGI shell scripts. The HTTP Basic Authentication username field is taken directly from the Authorization header without any sanitization and is inserted into a shell command executed via the system() function. An unauthenticated attacker with network access can craft a malicious username containing shell metacharacters to escape the command context and execute arbitrary commands with root privileges. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The flaw is classified as a pre-authentication remote code execution (RCE) issue. It affects embedded or IoT-class devices using this management interface. Advisories have been published by NVD and CERT VDE.

Affected products

  • CGI shell script management interface
  • uhttpd-based web management interface

Related CVE's

  • CVE-2026-63586

Categories

  • Critical Infrastructure
  • Mobile & IoT
  • Network Infrastructure
  • Zero-Day Vulnerabilities