CVE-2026-55061

uniget: EDITOR Command Injection in uniget CLI

Published Sep 17, 2026 · Updated Sep 17, 2026

uniget is a universal installer and updater for (container) tools. Prior to 0.27.6, the hooks edit command in cmd/uniget/hooks.go parses UNIGET_EDITOR or EDITOR with strings.Split(editor, " ") and passes every space-delimited suffix as an argument to the selected editor executable. An attacker who can influence the editor environment and cause hook editing can supply unexpected editor arguments, potentially causing unintended actions with the privileges of the uniget process account. Go os/exec does not evaluate shell operators in these arguments, so the advisory's wrapper demonstration establishes argument delivery but does not establish shell command interpretation. This issue is fixed in version 0.27.6.

CVSS severityUnavailable
Unscored
EPSS probability0.15%
Next 30 days · Oct 19, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

uniget is a universal installer and updater for (container) tools. Prior to 0.27.6, the hooks edit command in cmd/uniget/hooks.go parses UNIGET_EDITOR or EDITOR with strings.Split(editor, " ") and passes every space-delimited suffix as an argument to the selected editor executable. An attacker who can influence the editor environment and cause hook editing can supply unexpected editor arguments, potentially causing unintended actions with the privileges of the uniget process account. Go os/exec does not evaluate shell operators in these arguments, so the advisory's wrapper demonstration establishes argument delivery but does not establish shell command interpretation. This issue is fixed in version 0.27.6.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-55061
Published
Sep 17, 2026
Updated
Sep 17, 2026
Vendor
uniget
Product
uniget CLI
Classifications
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Attack vector
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Privileges
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Timeline

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  1. Sep 17, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 17, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 0.27.6

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What is affected?

uniget · uniget CLIversion=< 0.27.6

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Sep 22, 2026Sep 28, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 28, 2026
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Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

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