Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') in coolercontrold
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-78Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- High
- 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 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
Command injection in alerts in CoolerControl/coolercontrold <4.0.0 allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code as root via injected bash commands in alert names
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00989 62nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed coolercontrold (CoolerControl): 4.0.0
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CoolerControl | coolercontrold | 3.1.0 to before 4.0.0 | 4.0.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- coolercontrold VendorCoolerControl Affected 3.1.0 to before 4.0.0 Fixed in 4.0.0 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:coolercontrol:coolercontrold:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1.0 – 4.0.0 | Vulnerable | CoolerControl |
- cpe:2.3:a:coolercontrol:coolercontrold:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.0 – 4.0.0 Vulnerable ·CoolerControl
Remediation
- Fix · CNA coolercontrold (CoolerControl) Fixed in 4.0.0
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
CoolerControl coolercontrold 4.0.0
3 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-04633 Missing Authentication for Critical Function in coolercontroldPriority LOW 39
- TI-2026-04635 Permissive Cross-domain Policy with Untrusted Domains in coolercontroldPriority LOW 35
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-5208
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-745q-62mf-gxpx
References
More Coolercontrold vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-04633 Missing Authentication for Critical Function in coolercontrold CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-04635 Permissive Cross-domain Policy with Untrusted Domains in coolercontrold CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2026-04634 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in coolercontrol-ui CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.6
Sources
- CVE-2026-5208 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-5208 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-745q-62mf-gxpx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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