FastNetMon Community Edition through 1.2.9 contains an OS command injection vulnerability…
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 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
FastNetMon Community Edition through 1.2.9 contains an OS command injection vulnerability in the Juniper router integration plugin. The _log() function in src/juniper_plugin/fastnetmon_juniper.php (lines 117-118) constructs shell commands by concatenating the $msg parameter directly into exec() calls: exec("echo `date` \"- {FASTNETMON] - " . $msg . " \" >> " . $FILE_LOG_TMP). The $msg variable contains unsanitized data derived from command-line arguments argv[1] through argv[3], which represent the attack IP address, direction, and power. While FastNetMon's C++ core currently passes IP addresses via inet_ntoa() (which only produces safe dotted-decimal notation), the PHP script performs no input validation or shell escaping. If the script is invoked directly, by another orchestration system, or if future code changes pass string-sourced IPs, arbitrary commands can be injected. The correct fix is to replace exec() with file_put_contents() or use escapeshellarg() on all parameters.
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:pavel-odintsov:fastnetmon:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* | up to 1.2.9 | Vulnerable | pavel-odintsov |
- cpe:2.3:a:pavel-odintsov:fastnetmon:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* Versions up to 1.2.9 Vulnerable ·pavel-odintsov
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-48687
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qx97-6jw5-h44w
References
More pavel-odintsov Fastnetmon vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-35974 FastNetMon Community Edition through 1.2.9 contains an off-by-one heap-based buffer… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-35971 FastNetMon Community Edition through 1.2.9 contains a stack-based buffer overflow in the… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-35976 FastNetMon Community Edition through 1.2.9 contains an integer overflow in the BGP… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-37109 An issue was discovered in FastNetMon Community Edition through 1.2.7. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-37108 An issue was discovered in FastNetMon Community Edition through 1.2.7. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-35980 FastNetMon Community Edition through 1.2.9 contains an OS command injection vulnerability… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-48687 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-48687 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qx97-6jw5-h44w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-48687 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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