0x4m4 HexStrike AI API Tools Endpoint hexstrike_server.py subprocess.Popen os command injection
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-77.
Summary
A weakness has been identified in 0x4m4 HexStrike AI up to d689933ff579d839c676c82b231f8e98326c5f04. The affected element is the function subprocess.Popen of the file hexstrike_server.py of the component API Tools Endpoint. Executing a manipulation of the argument additional_args/target/username/password/scan_type/payload can lead to os command injection. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. This product does not use versioning. This is why information about affected and unaffected releases are unavailable. A fix appears to be in progress.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-90690
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7qpm-mq3q-crwx
References
More 0x4m4 vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-24558 HexStrike AI MCP Server Command Injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-61648 0x4m4 HexStrike AI API Files Endpoint hexstrike_server.py FileOperationsManager path traversal CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2026-61626 0x4m4 HexStrike AI API Command Endpoint hexstrike_server.py missing authentication CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2026-61625 0x4m4 HexStrike AI Execute Endpoint hexstrike_server.py os command injection CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
Sources
- CVE-2026-90690 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-90690 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7qpm-mq3q-crwx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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