TI-2026-15039 Aliases CVE-2026-18286 GHSA-mp6w-jh5v-fhmr

Code injection in aeon

LOW 36CWE-94Published 2026-08-20 · Updated 2026-08-21

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
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-94.

Summary

Aeon load_human_activity_segmentation_datasets Code Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of aeon. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the load_human_activity_segmentation_datasets method. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute Python code. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-29160.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00342 27th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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
aeon	aeon	1.3.0	—	No fix listed	CNA

aeon Vendoraeon Affected 1.3.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Fixed in the same release

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

Advisory · 2026-08-20
aeon — vendor-provided URL
3 records Highest priority Priority LOW 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-15038 Deserialization of untrusted data in aeonPriority LOW 37
- TI-2026-15040 Code injection in aeonPriority LOW 36
Show all 3 records → Advisory →

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-18286
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mp6w-jh5v-fhmr

References

Advisory 1

vendor-provided URL

Other 1

ZDI-26-469

TI-2026-15038 Deserialization of untrusted data in aeon CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
TI-2026-15040 Code injection in aeon CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
TI-2005-00959 Buffer overflow in the getConfig function in Aeon 0.2a and earlier allows local users to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
TI-2016-04177 WAON "Service Application" for Android 1.4.1 and earlier does not verify SSL certificates. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.9

Sources

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