OS command injection in im3x Scriptables via crafted upload filename
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-78.
Summary
im3x Scriptables through the v2-dev branch is affected. Improper neutralization of special elements (CWE-78) lets attackers inject arbitrary OS commands. A remote attacker without privileges or user interaction can do this by uploading a file with a crafted filename to the /sync endpoint.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04
Description from the CNA
An issue in im3x Scriptables through v2-dev branch allows attackers to inject arbitrary OS commands via uploading a file with a crafted filename to the /sync endpoint.
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 im3x Scriptables.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04
Timeline
- 2026-11-03 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-38595
- 2026-11-03 1 new reference · CNA
- 2026-11-03 Alias added: GHSA-hccx-2qg8-537v
- 2026-11-04 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-11-04 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-11-04 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-11-04 Priority changed: LOW → HIGH
References
Other 4
- https://github.com/im3x/Scriptables
- https://github.com/im3x/Scriptables/blob/v2-dev/app.js
- https://github.com/Den-Sec/security-research/blob/master/advisories/gohttpserver/VDR-001-zipslip.md
- https://github.com/Den-Sec/security-research/blob/master/advisories/im3x-scriptables/VDR-003-os-command-injection.md
Sources
- CVE-2026-38595 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-38595 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hccx-2qg8-537v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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