Unauthenticated command execution via crafted stream URI
Published Jan 23, 2024 · Updated Jul 9, 2026
Command injection in Badaix Snapcast 0.27.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands through the JSON-RPC API. The unauthenticated Stream.AddStream method accepts an attacker-controlled AirPlay stream URI whose path reaches a shell-backed process command without neutralizing metacharacters. Network access to snapserver's control port is sufficient; injected commands run with the server process's privileges and can read its accessible data.
Summary
What happened
Command injection in Badaix Snapcast 0.27.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands through the JSON-RPC API. The unauthenticated Stream.AddStream method accepts an attacker-controlled AirPlay stream URI whose path reaches a shell-backed process command without neutralizing metacharacters. Network access to snapserver's control port is sufficient; injected commands run with the server process's privileges and can read its accessible data.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-36177
- Published
- Jan 23, 2024
- Updated
- Jul 9, 2026
- Vendor
- Badaix
- Product
- Snapcast
- Classifications
- CWE-94, T1190, T1059
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jan 23, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jul 9, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0.27.0
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Attacks
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- Snapcast JSON-RPC Stream.AddStream proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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