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TI-2026-42621 Aliases CVE-2026-59800GHSA-g6g7-pvmx-m74p

9Router < 0.4.44 - OS Command Injection via sudoPassword Parameter in Tailscale Install Endpoint

Priority HIGH 75CWE-78Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-78 and CWE-862.

Summary

9Router before 0.4.44 contains an OS command injection vulnerability in the unauthenticated POST /api/tunnel/tailscale-install endpoint (this route is not covered by the dashboard middleware matcher, so no authorization check is applied). The sudoPassword field from the request body is written to the stdin of a 'sudo -S sh' child process. When sudo does not prompt for a password (the process runs as root, NOPASSWD is configured, or a recent sudo timestamp cache exists), the sudoPassword value is interpreted by sh as a shell command, allowing a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands. Exploitation evidence was first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2026-07-04 (UTC).

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.02075 81st percentileScored 2026-11-08
Fix Fixed 9router (decolua): 0.4.449router (npm): 0.4.44

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
decolua9routerbefore 0.4.440.4.44Patch availableCNA
—9router (npm)before 0.4.440.4.44Patch availableGHSA-g6g7-pvmx-m74p
  • 9router Vendordecolua Affected before 0.4.44 Fixed in 0.4.44 Patch available CNA
  • 9router (npm) Vendor— Affected before 0.4.44 Fixed in 0.4.44 Patch available GHSA-g6g7-pvmx-m74p

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA 9router (decolua) Fixed in 0.4.44
  • Fix · GHSA-g6g7-pvmx-m74p 9router (npm) Fixed in 0.4.44 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-59800
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g6g7-pvmx-m74p

References

  • TI-2026-36526 9Router: Hardcoded Default fallback JWT Secret Allows Authentication Bypass CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-34059 9Router: Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution via unprotected MCP custom plugin routes CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2026-44499 9Router 0.4.41 - Unauthenticated API Key Exposure via /api/usage/stats CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2026-42622 9Router 0.4.41 - Unauthenticated API Exposure via /api/providers CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2026-44500 9Router 0.4.41 - Unauthenticated Information Disclosure via API Usage Endpoints CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-40860 9Router: Authenticated Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) via OIDC Provider Test Endpoint CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
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