Authenticated command execution via case-sensitive API bypass
Published Mar 11, 2026 · Updated Mar 11, 2026
Command injection in Qinglong 2.20.0 through 2.20.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute operating-system commands through its API. The JWT path filter in back/loaders/express.ts compares API paths case-sensitively, so a mixed-case /apI path bypasses authorization before system.ts passes the command value directly to exec. The published assessment requires low privileges and no user interaction; successful exploitation runs commands with the Qinglong service account's permissions.
Summary
What happened
Command injection in Qinglong 2.20.0 through 2.20.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute operating-system commands through its API. The JWT path filter in back/loaders/express.ts compares API paths case-sensitively, so a mixed-case /apI path bypasses authorization before system.ts passes the command value directly to exec. The published assessment requires low privileges and no user interaction; successful exploitation runs commands with the Qinglong service account's permissions.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-3965
- Published
- Mar 11, 2026
- Updated
- Mar 11, 2026
- Vendor
- whyour
- Product
- Qinglong
- Classifications
- CWE-693, T1059
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 11, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 11, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=2.20.0
- Affected versionversion=2.20.1
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Public exploit references
- Mixed-case /apI/system/command-run requestproof of concept · demonstrated
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