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TI-2026-38722 Aliases CVE-2026-53694GHSA-pph3-cx78-q9jc

Potential local privileges escalation through argument injection in the nxchmod.sh script

Priority LOW 33CWE-88Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
Present
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-88.

Summary

Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection') vulnerability in Nomachine allows Argument Injection.This issue affects Nomachine: before 9.5.7, before 8.23.2.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00134 2nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed NoMachine (NoMachine): 9.5.7, 8.23.2

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
NoMachineNoMachine7.0.0 to before 9.5.7; 7.0.0 to before 8.23.29.5.7, 8.23.2Patch availableCNA
  • NoMachine VendorNoMachine Affected 7.0.0 to before 9.5.7; 7.0.0 to before 8.23.2 Fixed in 9.5.7, 8.23.2 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:nomachine:nomachine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——NoMachine
  • cpe:2.3:a:nomachine:nomachine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·NoMachine

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA NoMachine (NoMachine) Fixed in 9.5.7, 8.23.2

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-53694
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pph3-cx78-q9jc

References

  • TI-2023-20294 An arbitrary file overwrite vulnerability in NoMachine Free Edition and Enterprise Client… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2026-84863 Heap overflow in NoMachine web service allows remote code execution CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-00619 Improper input validation in NoMachine App for Android CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-09455 An unspecified server utility in NoMachine before 5.3.10 on Mac OS X and Linux allows… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-15017 OS command injection in NoMachine CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-78898 Heap overflow in NoMachine mDNS parsing enables remote code execution CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
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