Intake has a Command Injection via shell() Expansion in Parameter Defaults
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- 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 and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
Intake is a package for finding, investigating, loading and disseminating data. Prior to version 2.0.9, the shell() syntax within parameter default values appears to be automatically expanded during the catalog parsing process. If a catalog contains a parameter default such as shell(<command>), the command may be executed when the catalog source is accessed. This means that if a user loads a malicious catalog YAML, embedded commands could execute on the host system. Version 2.0.9 mitigates the issue by making getshell False by default everywhere.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| intake | intake | before 2.0.9 | 2.0.9 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | intake (PyPI) | up to 2.0.9 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-37g4-qqqv-7m99 |
- intake Vendorintake Affected before 2.0.9 Fixed in 2.0.9 Patch available CNA
- intake (PyPI) Vendor— Affected up to 2.0.9 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-37g4-qqqv-7m99
Remediation
- Fix · CNA intake (intake) Fixed in 2.0.9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-33310
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-37g4-qqqv-7m99
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-33310 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-33310 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-37g4-qqqv-7m99 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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