CVE-2026-19243: HKUDS nanobot · OS Command Injection
Affects HKUDS nanobotSource CVE Database V5
Public exploit available · CVSS 5.3 Medium.
Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC
- EPSS
- 2.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 83% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:PExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 7 Aug 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: evidence found.
CVSS exploit maturity: proof of concept public
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), CVSS vector, the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 5 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| HKUDSnanobot | Affected
| Fixed in– |
GitHubhkuds/nanobotpkg:github/hkuds/nanobotOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
CPE configurations (1)
cpe:2.3:a:nanobot:nanobot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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AI-suggested
Upgrade HKUDS nanobot to version 0.3.0 or later, where the vulnerability is fixed by validating all executable shell segments against a configured allowlist. This is the official and recommended remediation. No other mitigations are indicated.
Description
A security vulnerability has been detected in HKUDS nanobot up to 0.2.1. Impacted is the function ExecTool._guard_command/ExecTool._spawn of the file nanobot/agent/tools/shell.py of the component Shell Allowlist Handler. Such manipulation leads to os command injection. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. Upgrading to version 0.3.0 is recommended to address this issue. The name of the patch is 4562. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component. Multiple issues were reported to the project. They reacted with a high level of professionalism and kindness: "These five reports are variants of the same root cause: validation of shell commands containing multiple segments, wrappers, comments, or chained commands. The issue was fixed by validating every executable shell segment against the configured allowlist".
References
- vuldb.com/vuln/386997 (opens in a new tab)
- vuldb.com/vuln/386997/cti (opens in a new tab)
- vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-19243 (opens in a new tab)
- vuldb.com/submit/865112 (opens in a new tab)
- vuldb.com/submit/865114 (opens in a new tab)
- vuldb.com/submit/865115 (opens in a new tab)
- vuldb.com/submit/865119 (opens in a new tab)
- vuldb.com/submit/865121 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/HKUDS/nanobot/issues/4521 (opens in a new tab)
- gist.github.com/YLChen-007/8fcbf8e49e7be568e1a92e9e0414fdba (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/HKUDS/nanobot/pull/4562 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/HKUDS/nanobot/releases/tag/v0.3.0 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/HKUDS/nanobot/ (opens in a new tab)