Administrator command execution via chained unsafe exec calls
Published Aug 26, 2026 · Updated Aug 26, 2026
Command injection in LibreNMS 21.6.0 through 26.4.x allows remote authenticated users with administrator access to execute host commands. The Signal transport's deliverAlert function passes an insufficiently escaped signal-cli path and Recipient value to exec, and scripts/composer_wrapper.php forwards the injected argument into additional unsafe exec calls. An administrator must create and test a crafted Signal alert transport; successful exploitation runs arbitrary executables with the LibreNMS service's host privileges.
Summary
What happened
Command injection in LibreNMS 21.6.0 through 26.4.x allows remote authenticated users with administrator access to execute host commands. The Signal transport's deliverAlert function passes an insufficiently escaped signal-cli path and Recipient value to exec, and scripts/composer_wrapper.php forwards the injected argument into additional unsafe exec calls. An administrator must create and test a crafted Signal alert transport; successful exploitation runs arbitrary executables with the LibreNMS service's host privileges.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-55182
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 26, 2026
- Vendor
- LibreNMS
- Product
- LibreNMS
- Classifications
- CWE-77, T1059.004
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 26, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 26, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=>= 21.6.0, < 26.5.0
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Attacks
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Public exploit references
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