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CVE-2026-23759: Perle Systems IOLAN STS · OS Command Injection

Affects Perle Systems IOLAN STSSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.6 High : upgrade to 6.0 soon.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
8.6High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
1.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 75% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 6.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 17 Mar 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade IOLAN to 6.0.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Perle SystemsIOLAN STSAffected
  • <6.0
Fixed in
  • 6.0
Perle SystemsIOLAN SCSAffected
  • <6.0
Fixed in
  • 6.0

AI-suggested

If you cannot patch yet, restrict access to the device's Telnet and SSH interfaces to trusted users only and monitor for unauthorized access attempts. Avoid using firmware versions prior to 6.0 where possible.

Description

Perle IOLAN STS/SCS terminal server models with firmware versions prior to 6.0 allow authenticated OS command injection via the restricted shell accessed over Telnet or SSH. The shell 'ps' command does not perform proper argument sanitization and passes user-supplied parameters into an 'sh -c' invocation running as root. An authenticated attacker who can log in to the device can inject shell metacharacters after the 'ps' subcommand to execute arbitrary OS commands with root privileges, leading to full compromise of the underlying operating system.

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