Unauthenticated root command execution via command parameter
Published Dec 30, 2025 · Updated Dec 30, 2025
OS command injection in MiniDVBLinux 5.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands as root through a crafted GET request. The /tpl/commands.sh endpoint places the untrusted command parameter into an operating-system command context without neutralizing shell syntax. No authentication or user interaction is required, and successful requests run with root privileges on the affected Linux media-center system.
Summary
What happened
OS command injection in MiniDVBLinux 5.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands as root through a crafted GET request. The /tpl/commands.sh endpoint places the untrusted command parameter into an operating-system command context without neutralizing shell syntax. No authentication or user interaction is required, and successful requests run with root privileges on the affected Linux media-center system.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-50691
- Published
- Dec 30, 2025
- Updated
- Dec 30, 2025
- Vendor
- MiniDVBLinux
- Product
- MiniDVBLinux
- Classifications
- CWE-78, T1059.004
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Dec 30, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Dec 30, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=Unknown <=5.4
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Attacks
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Public exploit references
- mldhd_root1.pyfunctional · demonstrated
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