Unauthenticated command execution via partial AS-path validation
Published Sep 2, 2026 · Updated Sep 2, 2026
OS command injection in QuxLabs Looking Glass before 1.3.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands through BGP lookups. SanitizeASPathRegex accepts a matching numeric substring, then passes trailing shell tokens into a single-quoted internal SSH execution template. Public or otherwise untrusted access to the gRPC/HTTP2 API is sufficient for container compromise and exposure of environment data and backend SSH credentials.
Summary
What happened
OS command injection in QuxLabs Looking Glass before 1.3.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands through BGP lookups. SanitizeASPathRegex accepts a matching numeric substring, then passes trailing shell tokens into a single-quoted internal SSH execution template. Public or otherwise untrusted access to the gRPC/HTTP2 API is sufficient for container compromise and exposure of environment data and backend SSH credentials.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-53611
- Published
- Sep 2, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 2, 2026
- Vendor
- QuxLabs
- Product
- Looking Glass
- Classifications
- CWE-78, T1059.004
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Sep 2, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 2, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=< 1.3.5
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