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CVE-2026-28279: CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') in jmpsec osctrl

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VulnerabilityCVE-2026-28279cvecve-2026-28279cwe-78
Published: Thu Feb 26 2026 (02/26/2026, 22:59:29 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: jmpsec
Product: osctrl

Description

osctrl is an osquery management solution. Prior to version 0.5.0, an OS command injection vulnerability exists in the `osctrl-admin` environment configuration. An authenticated administrator can inject arbitrary shell commands via the hostname parameter when creating or editing environments. These commands are embedded into enrollment one-liner scripts generated using Go's `text/template` package (which does not perform shell escaping) and execute on every endpoint that enrolls using the compromised environment. An attacker with administrator access can achieve remote code execution on every endpoint that enrolls using the compromised environment. Commands execute as root/SYSTEM (the privilege level used for osquery enrollment) before osquery is installed, leaving no agent-level audit trail. This enables backdoor installation, credential exfiltration, and full endpoint compromise. This is fixed in osctrl `v0.5.0`. As a workaround, restrict osctrl administrator access to trusted personnel, review existing environment configurations for suspicious hostnames, and/or monitor enrollment scripts for unexpected commands.

Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
GitHub_M
Date Reserved
2026-02-26T01:52:58.734Z
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED

Threat ID: 69a0d31032ffcdb8a2667dff

Added to database: 2/26/2026, 11:11:12 PM

Last updated: 2/26/2026, 11:11:18 PM

Views: 1

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