CVE-2026-90444Network attack vectorHinoki check available

Authenticated command execution via SFTP-uploaded filenames

Published Sep 11, 2026 · Updated Sep 11, 2026

Command injection in CISA's Malcolm before 26.06.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute commands via SFTP-uploaded filenames. The filebeat-process-zeek-folder.sh script uses xargs text substitution to splice each untrusted filename into a bash -c script body, causing shell metacharacters to be evaluated as code. Valid SFTP credentials are required; scheduled processing runs the injected commands inside the filebeat container, allowing access to or modification of ingested data.

CVSS severityUnavailable
Unscored
EPSS probability0.23%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Command injection in CISA's Malcolm before 26.06.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute commands via SFTP-uploaded filenames. The filebeat-process-zeek-folder.sh script uses xargs text substitution to splice each untrusted filename into a bash -c script body, causing shell metacharacters to be evaluated as code. Valid SFTP credentials are required; scheduled processing runs the injected commands inside the filebeat container, allowing access to or modification of ingested data.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-90444
Published
Sep 11, 2026
Updated
Sep 11, 2026
Vendor
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
Product
Malcolm
Classifications
T1059.004
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 11, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 11, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <v26.06.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) · Malcolmversion=0 <v26.06.0

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1059.004Unix Shell

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