OS command injection in KaliFast via ei_git_repo_url parameter
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
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
EISGE KaliFast before 2026.02.1 is affected. The ei_git_repo_url parameter in the Git remote configuration endpoint passes user input to OS commands without neutralizing special elements (CWE-78). An authenticated attacker, who can register for free, can execute arbitrary commands on the KaliFast server with www-data privileges.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Description from the CNA
The ei_git_repo_url parameter in the Git remote configuration endpoint of KaliFast is vulnerable to OS Command Injection. This OS Command Injection vulnerability allows an authenticated attacker (free registration available) to execute arbitrary commands on the KaliFast server with www-data privileges. Fixed in version 2026061802.
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 EISGE KaliFast to version 2026.02.1 or later.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
- Fix · CNA Kalifast (EISGE) Fixed in 2026.02.1
Timeline
- 2026-10-28 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-118477
- 2026-10-28 Alias added: GHSA-5r57-pmj5-8h6f
- 2026-11-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-118477 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-118477 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5r57-pmj5-8h6f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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