CVE-2026-47092

Local code execution via COMSPEC path hijacking

Published May 18, 2026 · Updated May 18, 2026

Command injection in Jarrod Watts's Claude HUD 0.0.12 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via COMSPEC on Windows. The Windows version check in src/version.ts passes process.env.COMSPEC as execFile()'s executable with cmd.exe-style arguments but does not validate the path. Reachability requires control of the plugin process environment before the check, and the supplied executable runs with that process's privileges.

CVSS severity7.3
High
EPSS probability0.51%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Command injection in Jarrod Watts's Claude HUD 0.0.12 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via COMSPEC on Windows. The Windows version check in src/version.ts passes process.env.COMSPEC as execFile()'s executable with cmd.exe-style arguments but does not validate the path. Reachability requires control of the plugin process environment before the check, and the supplied executable runs with that process's privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-47092
Published
May 18, 2026
Updated
May 18, 2026
Vendor
Jarrod Watts
Product
Claude HUD
Classifications
CWE-427
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 18, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 18, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=0.0.12

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Jarrod Watts · Claude HUDversion=0 <=0.0.12

Published CVSS scores

7.8VulnCheckCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.3VulnCheckCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-427Uncontrolled Search Path Element

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