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TI-2026-13983 Aliases CVE-2026-16801GHSA-r97q-2669-f2rm

Code injection in Devolutions PowerShell Universal

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-94Published · 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
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.

Summary

Improper control of generation of code ('Code Injection') in the variables feature in Devolutions PowerShell Universal 2026.2.2 and earlier allows an authenticated user with variable write permission to execute arbitrary PowerShell code via a crafted variable value that is not properly escaped when written to the variables configuration file.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0053 45th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed PowerShell Universal (Devolutions): 2026.2.3

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
DevolutionsPowerShell Universalbefore 2026.2.32026.2.3Patch availableCNA
  • PowerShell Universal VendorDevolutions Affected before 2026.2.3 Fixed in 2026.2.3 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:devolutions:powershell_universal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2026.2.3.0VulnerableDevolutions
  • cpe:2.3:a:devolutions:powershell_universal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2026.2.3.0 Vulnerable ·Devolutions

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA PowerShell Universal (Devolutions) Fixed in 2026.2.3

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Devolutions PowerShell Universal 2026.2.3

    5 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 3 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-13982 Code injection in Devolutions PowerShell UniversalPriority MEDIUM 41
    • TI-2026-13980 Insertion of sensitive information into sent data in the automation jobs API in…Priority LOW 29
    • TI-2026-13984 Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Devolutions PowerShell UniversalPriority LOW 28

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-16801
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r97q-2669-f2rm

References

  • TI-2026-13982 Code injection in Devolutions PowerShell Universal CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-13980 Insertion of sensitive information into sent data in the automation jobs API in… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2026-11371 Insertion of sensitive information into sent data in the AI Agent job API in Devolutions… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2026-13984 Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Devolutions PowerShell Universal CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2026-13981 Missing authorization in Devolutions PowerShell Universal CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.0

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