OS command injection in Tektronix 3 Series MDO SCPI command handler
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
Tektronix 3 Series MDO devices before 1.21.1 are affected. An OS command injection flaw (CWE-78) in the FILESystem:MOUNT:DRIve SCPI command handler occurs because user-supplied input is not neutralized. A remote attacker with low privileges can execute arbitrary operating system commands with elevated privileges, without user interaction.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
An issue was discovered on Tektronix 3 Series MDO devices before 1.21.1. An OS command injection vulnerability exists in the FILESystem:MOUNT:DRIve SCPI command handler. Insufficient neutralization of user-supplied input allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary operating system commands with elevated privileges.
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
Upgrade Tektronix 3 Series MDO devices to version 1.21.1, which is the fixed version.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
- Fix · CNA 3 Series MDO (Tektronix) Fixed in 1.21.1
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Tektronix 3 Series MDO 1.21.1
3 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-76076 Path traversal in Tektronix 3 Series MDO web interface lets attackers read filesPriority MEDIUM 40
- TI-2026-76075 Path traversal in Tektronix 3 Series MDO SCPI FILESystem commandPriority LOW 38
Timeline
- 2026-10-18 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-111853
- 2026-10-18 Alias added: GHSA-r8hj-gr47-x24w
- 2026-10-20 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
More Tektronix vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-76076 Path traversal in Tektronix 3 Series MDO web interface lets attackers read files CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-76075 Path traversal in Tektronix 3 Series MDO SCPI FILESystem command CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-111853 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-111853 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r8hj-gr47-x24w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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