AirControl 1.4.2 - PreAuth Remote Code Execution
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
AirControl 1.4.2 contains a pre-authentication remote code execution vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary system commands through malicious Java expression injection. Attackers can exploit the /.seam endpoint by crafting a specially constructed URL with embedded Java expressions to run commands with the application's system privileges.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-37052
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xwp5-mjfv-75pj
References
Exploit 1
Other 1
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Sources
- CVE-2020-37052 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-37052 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xwp5-mjfv-75pj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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