OS command injection in pbi-cli Desktop Sync via .pbip paths
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- 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
pbi-cli versions from 3.10.1 through 3.12.0 contain an OS command injection flaw in desktop_sync.py. Unquoted .pbip project paths are passed to cmd /c start when projects reopen, so special characters in a path can run extra commands (CWE-78). An attacker who lures a user into opening a Power BI project from a space-free path containing & can run commands with the victim's privileges during report writes or reloads.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Description from the CNA
pbi-cli 3.10.1 through 3.12.0 contains an OS command injection vulnerability in desktop_sync.py that passes unquoted .pbip paths to cmd /c start when reopening projects. Attackers can lure victims into opening a Power BI project from a space-free path containing & to run commands with victim privileges during report write or reload.
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
The sources list no fixed version for pbi-cli.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-11 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-108744
- 2026-10-11 Alias added: GHSA-jvcc-r2cm-664x
- 2026-10-12 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-18 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-06 CVSS score added · Red Hat
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-108744 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-108744 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jvcc-r2cm-664x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-108744 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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