OS command injection in awesome_spawn
Priority MEDIUM 47CWE-78Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
Awesome spawn contains OS command injection vulnerability, which allows execution of additional commands passed to Awesome spawn as arguments. If untrusted input was included in command arguments, attacker could use this flaw to execute arbitrary command.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02918 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed awesome_spawn (RubyGems): 1.2.0
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | awesome_spawn | >1.20, >= 1.30 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | awesome_spawn (RubyGems) | before 1.2.0 | 1.2.0 | Patch available | GHSA-qpqw-mc85-qvm9 |
- awesome_spawn Vendor— Affected >1.20, >= 1.30 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- awesome_spawn (RubyGems) Vendor— Affected before 1.2.0 Fixed in 1.2.0 Patch available GHSA-qpqw-mc85-qvm9
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-qpqw-mc85-qvm9 awesome_spawn (RubyGems) Fixed in 1.2.0 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 1 product
- CloudForms Management Engine 5
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-0156
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qpqw-mc85-qvm9
References
Sources
- CVE-2014-0156 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-0156 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qpqw-mc85-qvm9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2014-0156 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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