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TI-2026-23504 Aliases CVE-2026-30305GHSA-p2qg-jv6h-hrr8

Syntx's command auto-approval module contains a critical OS command injection…

Priority MEDIUM 51CWE-94Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
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 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.

Summary

Syntx's command auto-approval module contains a critical OS command injection vulnerability that renders its whitelist security mechanism completely ineffective. The system relies on fragile regular expressions to parse command structures; while it attempts to intercept dangerous operations, it fails to account for standard Shell command substitution syntax (specifically $(...)and backticks ...). An attacker can construct a command such as git log --grep="$(malicious_command)", forcing Syntx to misidentify it as a safe git operation and automatically approve it. The underlying Shell prioritizes the execution of the malicious code injected within the arguments, resulting in Remote Code Execution without any user interaction.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0119 68th 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
Yes
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
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:orangecat:syntx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.5.0VulnerableOrangecat
  • cpe:2.3:a:orangecat:syntx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.5.0 Vulnerable ·Orangecat

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-30305
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p2qg-jv6h-hrr8

References

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