OpenAkita Chat API Endpoint shell.py run os command injection
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-77.
Summary
A weakness has been identified in OpenAkita up to 1.24.3. This impacts the function run of the file src/openakita/tools/shell.py of the component Chat API Endpoint. Executing a manipulation of the argument Message can lead to os command injection. The attack is restricted to local execution. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | OpenAkita | 1.24.0; 1.24.1; 1.24.2; 1.24.3 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- OpenAkita Vendor— Affected 1.24.0; 1.24.1; 1.24.2; 1.24.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-3964
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4m8p-9jfq-w3fj
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-3964 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-3964 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4m8p-9jfq-w3fj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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