OS command injection in NoMachine
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 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
NoMachine getstat Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NoMachine. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the web service, which listens on TCP port 4000 by default. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the service account. . Was ZDI-CAN-30634.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-18264
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wx22-7c2v-g5hw
References
Advisory 1
Other 1
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Sources
- CVE-2026-18264 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-18264 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wx22-7c2v-g5hw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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