CVE-2026-79792Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Arbitrary command execution via unquoted URL

Published Aug 25, 2026 · Updated Aug 25, 2026

OS command injection in Zackees transcribe-anything 4.0 and 4.1.0 allows attackers to execute commands through a crafted media URL. The ytdlp_download function inserts the URL unquoted into an f-string passed to subprocess.run with shell=True, allowing shell metacharacters to escape the yt-dlp command. Exploitation requires an application or CLI invocation to forward an attacker-controlled URL; the product has no default network listener, and commands run with the transcribing process's privileges.

CVSS severityUnavailable
Unscored
EPSS probability1.10%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
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Summary

What happened

OS command injection in Zackees transcribe-anything 4.0 and 4.1.0 allows attackers to execute commands through a crafted media URL. The ytdlp_download function inserts the URL unquoted into an f-string passed to subprocess.run with shell=True, allowing shell metacharacters to escape the yt-dlp command. Exploitation requires an application or CLI invocation to forward an attacker-controlled URL; the product has no default network listener, and commands run with the transcribing process's privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-79792
Published
Aug 25, 2026
Updated
Aug 25, 2026
Vendor
Zackees
Product
transcribe-anything
Classifications
CWE-78, CWE-77, T1059
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 25, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 25, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=4.0
  2. Affected versionversion=4.1.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Zackees · transcribe-anythingversion=4.0; version=4.1.0

Published CVSS scores

5.6VulDB CNACVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
5.6VulDB CNACVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
6.3VulDB CNACVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
5.1VulDB CNAAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
CWE-77Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

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