Code injection in iStoreOS lets remote attackers run code
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 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
iStoreOS istoreos-24.10.7 and before has a code injection flaw (CWE-94) in how tasks-lib.lua handles the task_id value. A remote attacker without authentication can execute arbitrary code on the affected system. The CVSS vector rates the impact to confidentiality, integrity and availability as high.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
An issue in iStoreOS istoreos-24.10.7 and before allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the task_id in tasks-lib.lua.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for iStoreOS.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-10 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-78797
- 2026-10-10 Alias added: GHSA-q5p8-3mwf-2hg9
- 2026-10-14 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-14 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-14 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-14 Priority changed: LOW → HIGH
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-78797 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-78797 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q5p8-3mwf-2hg9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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