reNgine before 2.1.2 allows OS Command Injection if an adversary has a valid session ID.
Priority HIGH 73CWE-78Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
reNgine before 2.1.2 allows OS Command Injection if an adversary has a valid session ID. The attack places shell metacharacters in an api/tools/waf_detector/?url= string. The commands are executed as root via subprocess.check_output.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.1354 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
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:yogeshojha:rengine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.0.2 | Vulnerable | yogeshojha |
- cpe:2.3:a:yogeshojha:rengine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.0.2 Vulnerable ·yogeshojha
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-50094
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vfhc-4q79-wvf9
References
Other 7
- https://github.com/yogeshojha/rengine/blob/5e120bd5f9dfbd1da82a193e8c9702e483d38d22/web/api/views.py#L195
- https://github.com/yogeshojha/rengine/security
- https://github.com/yogeshojha/rengine/releases
- https://github.com/yogeshojha/rengine/security/advisories/GHSA-fx7f-f735-vgh4
- https://github.com/yogeshojha/rengine/commit/3d5f1724dd12cf9861443742e7d7c02ff8c75a6f
- https://github.com/yogeshojha/rengine/commit/edd3c85ee16f93804ad38dac5602549d2d30a93e
- https://github.com/yogeshojha/rengine/blob/53d9f505f04861a5040195ea71f20907ff90577a/web/api/views.py#L268-L275
More yogeshojha Rengine vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-38384 reNgine 2.2.0 Authenticated Command Injection via Scan Engine Configuration CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2025-18648 Business Logic And Unrestricted Project Deletion Lead To Take Over the System in reNgine CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-18642 Command Injection in reNgine CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2025-18647 Stored XSS on Admin Panel When Deleting a User in reNgine CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.4
- TI-2025-18601 Disclosure of Sensitive User Information via API in reNgine CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
- TI-2025-18646 HTML Injection in reNgine CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2023-50094 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-50094 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vfhc-4q79-wvf9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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