Authenticated command execution via device field interpolation
Published Aug 12, 2026 · Updated Aug 12, 2026
OS command injection in seriousm4x UpSnap before 5.4.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute commands through device fields. The wake and shutdown paths substitute attacker-controlled ip and mac values into wake_cmd or shutdown_cmd and pass the result to /bin/sh -c or cmd /C without neutralizing shell metacharacters. Device-create or device-edit permission is required; successful exploitation runs arbitrary commands with the UpSnap server process's privileges.
Summary
What happened
OS command injection in seriousm4x UpSnap before 5.4.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute commands through device fields. The wake and shutdown paths substitute attacker-controlled ip and mac values into wake_cmd or shutdown_cmd and pass the result to /bin/sh -c or cmd /C without neutralizing shell metacharacters. Device-create or device-edit permission is required; successful exploitation runs arbitrary commands with the UpSnap server process's privileges.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-49481
- Published
- Aug 12, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 12, 2026
- Vendor
- seriousm4x
- Product
- UpSnap
- Classifications
- CWE-78, T1059.004, T1059.003
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 12, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 12, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=< 5.4.0
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Public exploit references
- GitHub advisory Windows command-injection proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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