The ConsoleAction component of U.S.
Priority LOW 39CWE-352Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
The ConsoleAction component of U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) Emissary 5.9.0 allows a CSRF attack that results in injecting arbitrary Ruby code (for an eval call) via the CONSOLE_COMMAND_STRING parameter.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00592 48th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:nsa:emissary:5.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.9.0 | Vulnerable | NationalSecurityAgency |
- cpe:2.3:a:nsa:emissary:5.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.9.0 Vulnerable ·NationalSecurityAgency
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-32096
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8pp7-v75p-mx4p
References
More NationalSecurityAgency Emissary vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-27685 Emissary has an OS Command Injection via Unvalidated IN_FILE_ENDING / OUT_FILE_ENDING in Executrix CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2021-12315 Post-authentication Remote Code Execution (RCE) in emissary:emissary CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2021-12307 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in emissary:emissary CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2026-27683 Emissary has GitHub Actions Shell Injection via Workflow Inputs CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2021-12047 U.S. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2021-12048 U.S. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
Sources
- CVE-2021-32096 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-32096 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8pp7-v75p-mx4p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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