Remote code execution via unconstrained package installation
Published Jul 13, 2026 · Updated Jul 13, 2026
Remote code execution in Strix 1.0.0 through 1.0.2 allows remote attackers to compromise its sandbox through a malicious PyPI package. The system_prompt.jinja policy permits unrestricted package installation, while child agents do not inherit safety notes, so target-supplied error text can trigger pip against an attacker-controlled mirror. Exploitation requires an operator to scan the attacker's service and an agent to follow its package-install instruction; importing the package then runs code and opens a reverse shell in the sandbox.
Summary
What happened
Remote code execution in Strix 1.0.0 through 1.0.2 allows remote attackers to compromise its sandbox through a malicious PyPI package. The system_prompt.jinja policy permits unrestricted package installation, while child agents do not inherit safety notes, so target-supplied error text can trigger pip against an attacker-controlled mirror. Exploitation requires an operator to scan the attacker's service and an agent to follow its package-install instruction; importing the package then runs code and opens a reverse shell in the sandbox.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-15519
- Published
- Jul 13, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Vendor
- Strix
- Product
- Strix
- Classifications
- CWE-829, T1204
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jul 13, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jul 13, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=1.0.0
- Affected versionversion=1.0.1
- Affected versionversion=1.0.2
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Attacks
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- Strix malicious PyPI mirror proof of conceptfunctional · demonstrated
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