Spug through 3.4.0 Remote Code Execution via ping_check
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
Spug through 3.4.0 contains a remote code execution vulnerability in the ping_check function that interpolates user-supplied monitor addresses directly into shell commands without validation. Authenticated users with monitor permissions can inject shell metacharacters via the /monitor/run_test/ endpoint to execute arbitrary commands as the Spug process user.
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-90770
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h5c4-vc34-6jcv
References
More OpenSpug vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-70539 OS command injection in OpenSpug Spug File Transfer CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
Sources
- CVE-2026-90770 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-90770 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h5c4-vc34-6jcv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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