CVE-2026-35197: CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') in mattieb dye
CVE-2026-35197 is a code injection vulnerability in the dye color library for shell scripts prior to version 1. 1. 1. Certain dye template expressions could lead to arbitrary code execution. The issue was discovered and fixed by the author in version 1. 1. 1. There are no known exploits in the wild. The vulnerability has a medium severity with a CVSS score of 6. 6.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The dye library versions before 1.1.1 contain a CWE-94 improper control of code generation vulnerability. This allows execution of arbitrary code through specific dye template expressions. The vulnerability was identified and corrected by the dye author in release 1.1.1. No public exploitation has been reported. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates the attack requires local access with low complexity, limited privileges, and user interaction, but can result in high confidentiality and integrity impact without affecting availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker with local access and limited privileges to execute arbitrary code, potentially compromising confidentiality and integrity of the affected system. There is no indication of availability impact. No known exploits have been observed in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
This vulnerability is fixed in dye version 1.1.1. Users should upgrade to version 1.1.1 or later to remediate this issue. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor's release notes. No additional mitigations are specified.
CVE-2026-35197: CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') in mattieb dye
Description
CVE-2026-35197 is a code injection vulnerability in the dye color library for shell scripts prior to version 1. 1. 1. Certain dye template expressions could lead to arbitrary code execution. The issue was discovered and fixed by the author in version 1. 1. 1. There are no known exploits in the wild. The vulnerability has a medium severity with a CVSS score of 6. 6.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The dye library versions before 1.1.1 contain a CWE-94 improper control of code generation vulnerability. This allows execution of arbitrary code through specific dye template expressions. The vulnerability was identified and corrected by the dye author in release 1.1.1. No public exploitation has been reported. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates the attack requires local access with low complexity, limited privileges, and user interaction, but can result in high confidentiality and integrity impact without affecting availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker with local access and limited privileges to execute arbitrary code, potentially compromising confidentiality and integrity of the affected system. There is no indication of availability impact. No known exploits have been observed in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
This vulnerability is fixed in dye version 1.1.1. Users should upgrade to version 1.1.1 or later to remediate this issue. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor's release notes. No additional mitigations are specified.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- GitHub_M
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-01T18:48:58.937Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 69d40d5a0a160ebd92d69897
Added to database: 4/6/2026, 7:45:30 PM
Last enriched: 4/6/2026, 8:00:47 PM
Last updated: 4/6/2026, 8:58:50 PM
Views: 5
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